{"id":88195,"date":"2026-05-01T13:33:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/taylor-frankie-paul-attorney-addresses-protective-order-hearing\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:33:39","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-attorney-addresses-protective-order-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/taylor-frankie-paul-attorney-addresses-protective-order-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul Attorney Addresses Protective Order Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Taylor Frankie Paul<\/strong>\u2019s attorney is speaking out after a judge issued both her and ex Dakota Mortensen<\/strong> protective orders during a custody hearing on Thursday, April 30.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s hearing was a significant step forward as the Court entered protective orders requiring that Taylor\u2019s ex-partner stays far away from her,\u201d Taylor\u2019s attorney, Eric M. Swinyard<\/strong>, told Us Weekly<\/em> in a statement.<\/p>\n

Swinyard went on to praise Taylor, 31, for her candor during Thursday\u2019s hearing, after she and Dakota, 33, made several accusations of domestic violence against one another.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaylor was incredibly candid with the Court that she is not perfect and owned her faults, which is in direct contrast to how the other party presented their argument, despite evidence and input from law enforcement that showed otherwise,\u201d Swinyard said.<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>What to Know About Taylor Frankie Paul and Ex Dakota’s Custody Battle<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives stars Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen have tried to coparent son Ever since their fall 2024 split. Paul and Mortensen welcomed their first baby together, the MomTok content creator\u2019s third, in March 2024, months before they called it quits. As Paul and Mortensen navigated jointly raising their son, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

He continued, \u201cTaylor feels solidarity with the many survivors who have endured similar hardships behind closed doors and shared only part of their stories, and she remains grateful for the outpouring of support she continues to receive. She looks forward to continuing to cooperate with the Court to make progress in the custody case.\u201d<\/p>\n

Utah judge Commissioner Russell Minas<\/strong> issued mutual protective orders for both Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> stars, ordering them to stay 100 feet from each other. The orders are expected to last three years.<\/p>\n

Minas did not make any changes to the former couple\u2019s custody arrangement of their 2-year-old son, Ever. Dakota was granted temporary custody of Ever in March, with Taylor being allowed up to eight hours of supervised visitation each week. (Taylor also shares daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 5, with ex-husband Tate Paul<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has been a very toxic relationship. It\u2019s beyond the pale in a lot of ways, the toxicity,\u201d the judge told the exes on Thursday. \u201cWhat I\u2019ve seen from the evidence even post [the] last hearing, there seems to be a continuing attraction that they have for each other. \u2026 You guys have to figure out a lot here. You have to figure out how to function as coparents.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Inside Mormon Wives’ Taylor, Dakota’s Messy Relationship: What They’ve Said<\/span>
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\u201cI\u2019m hoping that you\u2019re not people who just thrive on the drama and the conflict. You\u2019ve got to put your child first and shield the child from this conflict,\u201d Minas added. \u201cI\u2019m going to leave the current [custody] order in place. I need to think a little bit more about this lifting of supervision. I have mixed feelings about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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