{"id":88915,"date":"2026-05-02T08:28:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/taylor-frankie-paul-addresses-hugging-dakota-mortensens-mom\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T08:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:28:03","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-addresses-hugging-dakota-mortensens-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/taylor-frankie-paul-addresses-hugging-dakota-mortensens-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul Addresses Hugging Dakota Mortensen’s Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Taylor Frankie Paul<\/strong> is explaining why she was seen in an embrace with Dakota Mortensen<\/strong>\u2019s mom during the former couple\u2019s custody and protective order hearing.<\/p>\n

After a fan Instagram account shared video footage of Taylor hugging Cheyenne Cranford Mortensen<\/strong> inside Salt Lake City\u2019s Third District Courthouse on Thursday, April 30, Taylor provided context via the comments section.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was my goodbye to a family my older kids and I loved deeply\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83e\ude79\u201d Taylor, 31, explained. (Taylor and Dakota share 2-year-old son Ever. Taylor shares daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 5, with her ex-husband Tate Paul<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n

During the court hearing, a judge issued Taylor and Dakota, 33, protective orders against each other.<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Judge Rules on Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen Protective Orders<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tA judge has issued a big ruling regarding Taylor Frankie Paul and ex Dakota Mortensen\u2019s ongoing legal battle. \u201cThis has been a very toxic relationship. It\u2019s beyond the pale in a lot of ways, the toxicity,\u201d a judge said during a protective order hearing on Thursday, April 30, regarding the pair\u2019s custody arrangement.\u00a0\u201cWhat I\u2019ve seen [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Utah Commissioner Russell Minas<\/strong> ordered Taylor and Dakota to stay 100 feet away from each other for a period of three years.<\/p>\n

Minas described their relationship as \u201cdysfunctional\u201d as he handed down the orders.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has been a very toxic relationship. It\u2019s beyond the pale in a lot of ways, the toxicity,\u201d Minas said 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

\u201cI\u2019m hoping that you\u2019re not people who just thrive on the drama and the conflict,\u201d the judge added. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to put your child first and shield the child from this conflict. I\u2019m going to leave the current 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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Dakota was granted temporary custody of Ever in March amid allegations of domestic violence between him and Taylor. Taylor is currently allowed up to eight hours of supervised visitation with the toddler.\u00a0 There were no changes made to the custody arrangement on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Dakota filed for a temporary protective order against Taylor in March amid two police investigations into domestic violence allegations involving the exes. Taylor was granted her own temporary protective order against Dakota in April.<\/p>\n

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