Sister Wives’ Janelle Brown Ponders Getting ‘Spiritual Divorce’ from Ex Kody (Exclusive)

• Janelle and Kody Brown introduced their break up in December 2022 after 29 years of marriage
• In PEOPLE’s preview of Sister Wives, Janelle reveals the rationale she is now contemplating getting a “religious divorce” from Kody
• “I am not courting, but when I discovered any person, I might by no means need there to be like a bizarre barrier in my head,” the TLC star says of terminating her marriage

Janelle Brown is having second ideas about whether or not or not she ought to get a “religious divorce” from ex Kody Brown.

In PEOPLE’s unique sneak peek on the April 26 episode of Sister Wives, Janelle, 55, admits she “by no means actually considered a religious divorce” following her break up from Kody, which they introduced in December 2022. 

“It did not even happen to me as a result of [I’m] actually not a part of that church anymore. After which when Meri received one, I am like, huh,” she provides, referring to Meri Brown’s resolution to terminate her three-decade marriage to Kody.

Her former sister spouse Christine Brown — who’s now married to David Woolley — shares that she “wasn’t ” in formally ending her marriage to Kody, explaining, “I did not really feel the necessity to get a religious divorce. I used to be at a distinct spot spiritually. I imagine in God and he was nice with me leaving. So the dialog with him was ok for me.”

In a dialog with Janelle, Meri explains her purpose for spiritually divorcing Kody via their church (a.ok.a. the Apostolic United Brethren).

“So once I did the authorized divorce, I knew that the religious a part of it was so legitimate,” she says. “As a result of if it wasn’t, what was yours? What was Robyn’s? What was Christine’s?”

“I nonetheless suppose it is legitimate, so I am like I do not need to offend God,” she responds.

Meri then gives to share extra perception into her resolution — and says she’d go together with Janelle to get the religious divorce, if wanted.

Janelle admits she is contemplating terminating the wedding for one purpose, saying, “I am not courting, but when I discovered any person, I might by no means need there to be like a bizarre barrier in my head.”

“I have been married for 30 years and it had validity for me,” she provides.

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Meri explains that “Christine’s perspective on it’s why I do not imagine in that religion,” including, “And I simply felt like [my marriage] was legitimate. I would like to truly terminate it. I must really feel like, no, that is performed.”

In a confessional, Meri additional particulars her must terminate the wedding as she noticed the union as being of “an everlasting nature.”

“I didn’t need and I knew that he didn’t need to be caught within the eternities with me,” she says. “And I felt like that is what that was and so I wanted to let that go.”

After the dialog, Janelle tells cameras that whereas she has “saved my religion” and stays within the “realm” of “the LDS or the Mormon doctrines,” one in all her beliefs has modified.

“I haven’t got to reside plural marriage once more. I do not know if I will ever even marry once more,” she says. “However I’ve saved my religion. All of it is intact aside from that complete plural marriage factor. I do not learn about that.” 

“So simply in order that I am positive I am good, if I had been to remarry, perhaps it is price getting a religious divorce?” she provides.

Janelle beforehand instructed PEOPLE in January 2024 that she didn’t contemplate herself “divorced.”

“As a result of we by no means had been legally married, I can not actually say I am divorced,” she stated after the implosion of Kody’s marriages in 14 months.

She continued, “I simply say ‘I am not with’ [him] once I clarify it to exterior individuals, I am like, ‘I am not with my associate.'”

Janelle stated she’s at all times instructed those who “my associate and I break up up” when explaining her relationship standing and prefers the time period “single.”

“I do not know,” she continues. “It is nebulous for me at this level. It depends upon who I am speaking to essentially. I assume I simply contemplate myself single, I do not contemplate myself divorced or separated or no matter. I simply suppose I am single.”

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Sister Wives airs Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.