Sister Wives

[wilkeliza]

tonight's episode is very upsetting to me.

I have a son who is autistic, so hearing what is being said to/by Dayton regarding the adoption/said by the lawyer to Dayton, and subsequently about Dayton's signing of legal documents to the judge AND more so what is NOT being said to the judge/evaluated by the judge regarding Dayton greatly upsets me.

when any person of that age views the signing of legal documents indicating they are in agreement that they want to sever all legal and parental ties with their birth father as important only by virtue of it being the first time they are allowed to sign 'grown up papers' SOMEONE NEEDS TO STOP THE PROCESS. if this kid is capable of understanding the implications of what he is agreeing to then it's fine in my opinion, but what I cannot fathom is any state permitting an attorney to just say that a minor child signed paperwork without any private (as in judge to child/via guardian ad litem) confirmation that the minor understood what they were signing/were not unduly influenced/has the capability to sign.

if in a few years the brown's utilize the same or any other attorney to seek guardianship of Dayton based on incompetency I sincerely hope that some advocacy group brings this episode to the court's attention.

I think by virtue that the lawyer is who had him sign it and asked him some questions they went ahead and allowed it. Remember on reality t.v. there is a lot that goes on that we don't see. To us it looked like Dayton was only in the lawyers office for 5 minutes but in reality he was probably there for at least an hour or two.

 

[barkley]

I think by virtue that the lawyer is who had him sign it and asked him some questions they went ahead and allowed it. Remember on reality t.v. there is a lot that goes on that we don't see. To us it looked like Dayton was only in the lawyers office for 5 minutes but in reality he was probably there for at least an hour or two.

I get that but i still think that since the lawyer in the situation is representing cody and robyn then it would be a conflict of interest for him to be the one charged with questioning and getting forms filled out by dayton because it could be a conflict of interest. I've never dealt with an adoption, but when we needed to take legal action for the benefit of our asd son while he was still a minor the courts required that he be assigned a guardian ad litem (g.a.l.) to ensure that a 3rd disinterested party to the legal action ensure that ds was fully cognizant of what was being pursued, what the short and long term implications were, and what his rights were in the process. the courts picked out the g.a.l. for our ds, and dh and i were VERY glad it was one with knowledge and experience with people on the spectrum because ds's 'yes' and 'no' answers weren't taken at face value-the g.a.l. made sure ds really understood what was going on which i don't necessarily get the feeling dayton does. robyn and cody have talked repeatedly about how this is just to ensure that in the event of robyn's death the kids could stay w/the rest of the browns and that they aren't trying to take away the bio dad's parenting/relationship with the kids and how this can work to help rebuild it-but that is contrary to what relinquishment of parental rights and adoption is all about. i just get the feeling that all dayton and his sisters view it as is the final step to becoming 'official' members of the brown family and taking on the brown name as their own-not that it severs all rights of their bio dad to have any contact with them or them to see their bio dad unless it's approved by cody and robyn. even once they become adults they won't have the same rights to say see their bio dad if he were hospitalized as any remaining bio kids he might have.

 

[wilkeliza]

I get that but i still think that since the lawyer in the situation is representing cody and robyn then it would be a conflict of interest for him to be the one charged with questioning and getting forms filled out by dayton because it could be a conflict of interest. I've never dealt with an adoption, but when we needed to take legal action for the benefit of our asd son while he was still a minor the courts required that he be assigned a guardian ad litem (g.a.l.) to ensure that a 3rd disinterested party to the legal action ensure that ds was fully cognizant of what was being pursued, what the short and long term implications were, and what his rights were in the process. the courts picked out the g.a.l. for our ds, and dh and i were VERY glad it was one with knowledge and experience with people on the spectrum because ds's 'yes' and 'no' answers weren't taken at face value-the g.a.l. made sure ds really understood what was going on which i don't necessarily get the feeling dayton does. robyn and cody have talked repeatedly about how this is just to ensure that in the event of robyn's death the kids could stay w/the rest of the browns and that they aren't trying to take away the bio dad's parenting/relationship with the kids and how this can work to help rebuild it-but that is contrary to what relinquishment of parental rights and adoption is all about. i just get the feeling that all dayton and his sisters view it as is the final step to becoming 'official' members of the brown family and taking on the brown name as their own-not that it severs all rights of their bio dad to have any contact with them or them to see their bio dad unless it's approved by cody and robyn. even once they become adults they won't have the same rights to say see their bio dad if he were hospitalized as any remaining bio kids he might have.

True. I wonder if he did have someone and it just wasn't shown. I know for their bio-dad it sounds like he was able to maintain visitation rights even though he gave up his parental rights to Cody. I believe in joint custody situations the courts can give the bio-parent visitation even if the child is adopted by the new spouse.

 

[Pembo]

Anyone know who some of the "other people" were in the courtroom and family pics. Lots of faces i didn't recognize.

I still watch this trainwreck and I really dislike Robyn.

 

[mrsksomeday]

All of these proceedings and the talks that led up to it are shown to us in a very condensed version. We have no idea what things the Browns had to do to have this adoption to go through.

 

[Kitty 34]

I was happy all worked out with the adoption so we could go on about other trainwreck issues with other family members until I saw the preview for next week.........having the adoption party!!! It's certainly the season of Robyn!!

 

[Claudia1]

Something was mentioned in the preview about the "calm before the storm" and it showed Kody, Meri, and Janelle looking very sad/upset. Do you think the catfishing will come out?

 

[karensi]

I just watched the episode. Anyone know who the bleach blond was standing on the side by Hunter?

I'm not sure but I thought she was one of the sister wives mothers. I remember an episode, (maybe last year?), where one of the mothers moved in with her daughter and family. Could it maybe be Christine's Mom?

 

[daughtersrus]

I'm not sure but I thought she was one of the sister wives mothers. I remember an episode, (maybe last year?), where one of the mothers moved in with her daughter and family. Could it maybe be Christine's Mom?

It wasn't her. She has longer brown hair. I saw her standing in the back. This girl had bleach-blond hair cut above her shoulder. The way Hunter put his arm around her, I wonder if he's "courting" her.

 

[daughtersrus]

Anyone know who some of the "other people" were in the courtroom and family pics. Lots of faces i didn't recognize.

I still watch this trainwreck and I really dislike Robyn.

I was wondering the same thing. I tried to find a courthouse photo online without any luck.

 

[antmaril]

I noticed her, too, but I thought she looked like an older woman. She was definitely not Christine's mother.

 

[katieam1]

I watched the episode and was sick of all things Robyn but I did like they mentioned Mady's stuff. Although I wasn't sure was she announcing her engagement yet or was that just we are dating type announcement? I thought it was nice she wanted to tell Christine first because of how special she was to her and something they finally didn't focus on Robyn!

 

[wilkeliza]

I thought more about this weeks episode and was scrolling through their twitter since I follow them and was just kind of disgusted by Kody. He actually said "Dayton is so funny about OVER analysis. It is one of his charms." Um no, Kody it is not funny. Your new son has a diagnosed mental disorder. It is the way he is built and it is not funny. Yes it is one of his charms but it is not something to diminish by calling funny.

 

[Jeafl]

I'm pretty sure Mari went over and they decided to do counseling together. They hugged in Janel's kitchen.

Yes, but did anyone else catch the fact that Mary said it was FOUR MONTHS after Janelle approached her that she deigned to answer her? Seriously?? It took four months for Mary to decide that she would try to have relationship with Janelle. Poor Janelle. I would have told Mary to forget it long before then.

 

[Southernmiss]

Yes, but did anyone else catch the fact that Mary said it was FOUR MONTHS after Janelle approached her that she deigned to answer her? Seriously?? It took four months for Mary to decide that she would try to have relationship with Janelle. Poor Janelle. I would have told Mary to forget it long before then.

I wonder if the 4 months was because of tv. I can't imagine needing that long to ' think about it'. Maybe a week and then they met without tv.

 

[malibuconlee]

I wonder if that woman was the cousin or sister of one of the women? I vaguely remember seeing in an episode from a previous season where they said someone was staying with them and helping with the kids. It was when Sister Wife's Closet was supposed to be taking up more of their time. Or when they were all trying to be real estate agents.

 

[stitch'sgirl]

Okay, that photo that Robyn gave Kody really creeped me out. Is she trying to erase her ex and rewrite history? "Creating a moment?" What's next, photoshopping Kody into her original wedding photos? So weird to me.

 

[antmaril]

Okay, that photo that Robyn gave Kody really creeped me out. Is she trying to erase her ex and rewrite history? "Creating a moment?" What's next, photoshopping Kody into her original wedding photos? So weird to me.

I agree -- that was very odd. She cannot re-write history by trying to create a moment that did not happen.

Looks like Meri is going to come clean on the catfishing. Or, she is going to tell everyone what her medical issues are. Either way, we may find out why Meri is so incredibly unhappy.

 

[happily single]

Anyone know who some of the "other people" were in the courtroom and family pics. Lots of faces i didn't recognize.

I still watch this trainwreck and I really dislike Robyn.

I was wondering the same thing. They were there for the hearing (older couple) but then when they started taking the family pictures they were absent from the scene

 

[eh24fan]

Once again it was the Robyn and her kids show. UGH And I agree that the portrait she had done was strange and creepy. I'm so tired of seeing her oldest daughter cry and get overly excited about EVERYTHING!! On the flip side, I thought it was sweet when the younger daughter got emotional over the plaque Kody had made for her because she never seems to be super emotional about things.