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==The Show==
'''Sister Wives''' is a reality television series airing on a USA [[TLC]] [[television]] channel. The series premiered September 26, 2010, and depicts the [[polygamy]] lifestyle shared by Kody Brown and his four wives:  Meri, Jannelle, Christine and  Robyn.<ref name="TLC a Discovery Company">{{cite web |url=http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/sister-wives/about-the-show.html |title=Who are the Browns? |accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref>Brown married Robyn Sullivan during the last show of the season. A total of 13 children and three step children make up the Brown family after their [[marriage]].<ref name="TMZ">{{cite web |url=http://www.tmz.com/category/sister-wives/ |title='Sister Wives' Wedding -- Guests Hide from Cameras |accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref><ref name="MSNBC Today Reality TV">{{cite web |url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39418047/ns/today-entertainment/ |title='Sister Wives' family investigated for bigamy |accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref>
Sister Wives is a reality television series airing on a TLC that is a USA television channel. The series premeired September 26, 2010, and depicts the polygamy lifestyle shared by Kody Brown and his four wives:  Meri, Jannelle, Christine and  Robyn.<ref name="TLC a Discovery Company">{{cite web |url=http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/sister-wives/about-the-show.html |title=Who are the Browns? |accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref>Brown married Robyn Sullivan during the last show of the season. A total of 13 kids and three step kids make up the Brown family after their marriage.<ref name="TMZ">{{cite web |url=http://www.tmz.com/category/sister-wives/ |title='Sister Wives' Wedding -- Guests Hide from Cameras |accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref><ref name="MSNBC Today Reality TV">{{cite web |url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39418047/ns/today-entertainment/ |title='Sister Wives' family investigated for bigamy |accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref>
 
==Marriages and Polygamy==
==Marriages and Polygamy==
Kody Brown and he said he legally married to his first wife,  Meri. "It's one legal marriage and the rest are commitment marriages. Like every other American family this takes everything we've got." Brown said polygamy is illegal in Utah.<ref name="abc News/Entertainment">{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/sister-wives-brings-real-life-big-love-family/story?id=11362367 |title='Sister Wives'Brings A Real-Life 'Big Love' Family to TLC |accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref>
Kody Brown said he is legally married to his first wife,  Meri. "It's one legal marriage and the rest are commitment marriages. Like every other American family this takes everything we've got." Brown said [[polygamy]] is illegal in Utah.<ref name="abc News/Entertainment">{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/sister-wives-brings-real-life-big-love-family/story?id=11362367 |title='Sister Wives'Brings A Real-Life 'Big Love' Family to TLC |accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref>
 
==Police Investigation==
==Police Investigation==
Lehi, Utah police are conducting an investigation concerning the alleged polygamy and any evidence will be turned over to the Utah County attorney's office for possible prosecution. <ref name="MSNBC Today Reality TV">{{cite web |url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39418047/ns/today-entertainment/ |title='Sister Wives' family investigated for bigamy |accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref><ref name="Deseret News">{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700069152/Lehi-police-investigating-Utah-polygamists-featured-in-new-TV-show.html |title=Lehi police investigatin Utah polygamists featured in new TV show |accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref>
Police in [[Lehi]], [[Utah (U.S. state)|Utah]] are conducting an investigation concerning the alleged [[polygamy]] and any evidence will be turned over to the Utah County[[ attorney]]'s office for possible prosecution. <ref name="MSNBC Today Reality TV">{{cite web |url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39418047/ns/today-entertainment/ |title='Sister Wives' family investigated for bigamy |accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref><ref name="Deseret News">{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700069152/Lehi-police-investigating-Utah-polygamists-featured-in-new-TV-show.html |title=Lehi police investigating Utah polygamists featured in new TV show |accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref>
 
As of October 7, 2010, the [[Utah (U.S. state)|Utah]] County Attorney's Office “sifting” through the evidence and no charges have been filed. <ref name="Deseret News">{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700071894/Sister-Wives-family-hires-attorney-as-prosecutors-mull-charges.html |title='Sister Wives' family hires attorney as prosecutors mull charges |accessdate=2010-10-18 |author=Emiley Morgan}}</ref>


As of October 7, 2010, the Utah County Attorney's Office “sifting” through the evidence and no charges have been filed. <ref name="Deseret News">{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700071894/Sister-Wives-family-hires-attorney-as-prosecutors-mull-charges.html |title='Sister Wives' family hires attorney as prosecutors mull charges |accessdate=2010-10-18 |author=Emiley Morgan}}</ref>
==References==
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Sister Wives is a reality television series airing on a USA TLC television channel. The series premiered September 26, 2010, and depicts the polygamy lifestyle shared by Kody Brown and his four wives: Meri, Jannelle, Christine and Robyn.[1]Brown married Robyn Sullivan during the last show of the season. A total of 13 children and three step children make up the Brown family after their marriage.[2][3]

Marriages and Polygamy

Kody Brown said he is legally married to his first wife, Meri. "It's one legal marriage and the rest are commitment marriages. Like every other American family this takes everything we've got." Brown said polygamy is illegal in Utah.[4]

Police Investigation

Police in Lehi, Utah are conducting an investigation concerning the alleged polygamy and any evidence will be turned over to the Utah Countyattorney's office for possible prosecution. [3][5]

As of October 7, 2010, the Utah County Attorney's Office “sifting” through the evidence and no charges have been filed. [5]

References

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  1. Who are the Browns?. Retrieved on 2010-10-18.
  2. 'Sister Wives' Wedding -- Guests Hide from Cameras. Retrieved on 2010-10-18.
  3. 3.0 3.1 'Sister Wives' family investigated for bigamy. Retrieved on 2010-10-18.
  4. 'Sister Wives'Brings A Real-Life 'Big Love' Family to TLC. Retrieved on 2010-10-18.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Lehi police investigating Utah polygamists featured in new TV show. Retrieved on 2010-10-18. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Deseret News" defined multiple times with different content