Christine Brown will soon come face-to-(ringlet covered) face in virtual court with her ex Kody Brown.

The Ashley can exclusively reveal that, on Tuesday, the Sister Wives stars— who are currently battling over custody, paternity and child support for their youngest child Truly– were informed that a date has been set for a case management conference. In addition, Christine and her attorney filed an answer to the counterclaim, which Kody and his attorney filed earlier this month.

Christine and Kody will both be required to attend the case management conference, which has been set for December 18 in Utah. Luckily (for Kody, who is surely busy settling into his just-purchased Arizona mansion), the conference will be held virtually, and neither party will be required to attend in-person.

The Ashley can also reveal that the conference cannot legally be filmed for ‘Sister Wives.’ Kody, Christine and their attorneys were informed of this on Tuesday.

“Court proceedings, including electronic proceedings, may not be recorded, photographed or transmitted,” the court documents state. “Failure to comply with this prohibition may be treated as contempt of court, punishable by fine and time in jail.”

As The Ashley previously reported, Christine, using her married name “Christine Woolley,” filed a “Petition for Declaration of Paternity, Child Custody, Parent Time, and Support” on September 16 against Kody.

In the petition, Christine demanded that Kody take a paternity test to show that Truly is his biological daughter. (As ‘Sister Wives’ fans will remember, Christine was Kody’s third wife. Since their marriage wasn’t legal and they weren’t open about being polygamists at the time, Kody’s name didn’t appear on any of the birth certificates for his and Christine’s six kids.) 

It appears that the paternity test may be underway as well, as a fee was paid for something paternity-related on October 23, the same day that Kody filed his answer to Christine’s lawsuit. 

Christine (and/or Kody) have taken steps to keep the public from knowing personal, family information (which could include income declarations and other private info). The information contained in Kody’s response/counterclaim has been marked “not public” and is not able to be viewed by anyone other than the courts, Kody and Christine and their legal counsel. 

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