Inside ‘Alaskan Bush People’ Stars Noah & Rhain Brown’s Messy Divorce

Things are getting messy in Noah Brown and Rhain Brown’s divorce. The Alaskan Bush People stars tied the knot in 2018 and split in 2025, but are now dealing with a custody battle and other disagreements.

Noah and Rhain share two children, sons Elijah and Adam, and are currently at odds over who the boys should live with. Below, we did a deep dive into the pair’s relationship and ongoing divorce issues.

How did Noah and Rhain Brown meet?

Rhain and Noah met in 2016 when she was backpacking through Alaska with some friends from high school. At the time, Noah was grieving the death of his best friend, who had died weeks earlier.

He accompanied his brother, Bam Bam, into town, and they noticed a woman walking with a backpack on. “I made eye contact with this woman, and she looked up at me and smiled,” Noah shared in a 2023 video, adding that he wasn’t interested in friends or finding a girlfriend amid his grief.

But Rhain caught his attention. On Alaskan Bush People, he described the moment as, “Usually people say that when you see a beautiful woman that you are instantly attracted to, something is magical there, that your heart will skip a beat. That’s not true. My heart wasn’t working. I guess it started beating.”

When did Noah and Rhain Brown split?

Rhain filed for divorce from Noah in October 2025, just over seven years after they tied the knot. Two months later, she filed new court documents that detailed her and Noah’s financial situation.

Why did Noah and Rhain Brown split?

In court documents obtained by Us Weekly, Rhain claimed that the divorce was a long time coming. “It was a cognitive effect of emotional exhaustion, financial control, and constant disrespect,” she claimed. “Noah regularly insulted me, sometimes within minutes of waking. I tried to ignore or play off these comments, but they were relentless.”

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She alleged that she was the one to carry “the financial burden, the emotional strain, and the practical responsibilities” of her household for years.

Rhain alleged that Noah “wanted to continue the same lifestyle that income from [Alaskan Bush People] had allowed,” even after the show ended in 2022. She claimed that she and Noah are about $100,000 in tax debt and that they have other financial burdens.

Who has custody of Noah and Rhain Brown’s kids?

There is currently no finalized custody arrangement for Elijah and Adam, as Rhain and Noah are in the midst of a custody dispute. Us Weekly reported that Noah filed a declaration on July 10 objecting to his estranged wife’s intention to move from Washington state to Oregon with the boys.

“I grew up in a family in which closeness — physical, emotional and daily — was the defining feature,” he shared. “Multiple generations frequently lived shoulder to shoulder, including on family boats and at a family cabin. That sense of belonging to something larger than a household has shaped me, and it is what I am giving Eli and Adam every single day.”

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He listed 12 relatives whom he claims often pick the kids up from school and facilitate family gatherings regularly. Noah claimed to be the “primary caregiver” for the kids.

In his filing, Noah suggested that if Rhain wants to move to Oregon, she can maintain contact with the boys via video calls, as well as extended time with them on school breaks and “reasonable” visits to Oregon “at agreed times.”

Noah asked to be the primary residential parent, while Rhain previously requested in her December filing that she have primary custody.

Rhain also slammed Noah for posting on social media about the divorce and custody situation. “He has recently been making public posts discussing this case, including things like asking for money for a lawyer and insinuating that I am attempting to take away his father‘s rights,” she said. Noah argued that his posts about the kids are simply documenting what happens in his everyday life.