'Sister Wives' Cast: Kody & Robyn Facing Financial Troubles, How Bad Is It For Entire Brown Family? [VIDEO]
It appears their TV show may be the only thing that's actually saving the Brown Family from Sister Wives and keeping them afloat-but even that isn't keeping them from major financial difficulties.
According to a new report, Kody Brown alone is facing a six figure debt, and his four wives, Meri, Christine, Janelle and Robyn want to leave him and strike out on their own, but aren't able to because of their financial woes.
Life & Style has obtained documents it claims shows the extent of the financial troubles the family faces, especially Robyn, who was allegedly hit hard when her son, Dayton, had a horrifying ATV accident a few years ago which caused him to go through extensive surgery to repair his face.
According to the report, insurance covered a little bit of the costs for the surgery, but a large lien was eventually put on Robyn's Las Vegas home for the unpaid medical bills, and the debt wasn't settled until August 2015.
In addition, the family also almost suffered their show being canceled, before TLC decided to give them one more chance to improve their ratings with the new season that begins Nov. 27, and Kody is very much aware that the show needs to bring audiences back in if there's any hope for the family to combat their problems.
"He's been under so much pressure because his entire livelihood depends on Sister Wives," Kendra Pollack-Pollard told the magazine.
This wouldn't be the first time the family has suffered from financial troubles however, with all of the wives and Kody previously filing bankruptcy claims to erase some of their debts. Paperwork was uncovered last year which showed Janelle had filed for Bankruptcy Protection in 1997, Kody and Meri jointly filed in 2005, and Christine filed in 2010, before the show premiered.
There have been no filings for bankruptcy on Robyn's part thus far.
