Taylor Frankie Paul’s exes
Meet on the Utah courthouse
Revealed Mar 19, 2026 2:06 PM PDT
Taylor Frankie Paul’s exes seem like they’d the identical thought… as a result of they bumped into one another in a courthouse in Utah… and we now have the photographs.
Take a look at these photographs of Taylor’s ex-husband, Tate Paul, and her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen… speaking within the foyer of a courthouse in Northern Utah.
Sources accustomed to the scenario inform TMZ … Tate and Dakota arrived in courtroom Tuesday to acquire protecting orders in opposition to Taylor, days earlier than ABC pulled the plug on Taylor’s season of “The Bachelorette.”
Individuals who have been on the courthouse inform us that Tate and Dakota simply occurred to indicate up on the identical day and across the identical time and crossed paths. We’re informed they did NOT present up collectively…as a substitute, they got here and went individually. We’re informed neither had legal professionals with them. As TMZ first reported, Dakota filed his petition for a protecting order on Thursday.
In his file, Dakota describes the alleged abuse by Taylor. He claimed she attacked him in her dwelling whereas their son Ever was close by.
Dakota and Taylor share a younger son… they usually’re below investigation by the Utah Division of Kids and Household Providers for allegations of spousal abuse… they usually’ve each been ordered to endure psychological evaluations.
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We all know Taylor has been violent in direction of Dakota up to now… she was arrested for home violence in 2023, and we simply revealed the primary video of the incident, which reveals her hitting Dakota and throwing chairs at him… and her five-year-old daughter was hit — police later mentioned the lady had a “rooster egg on her head.”
The boy from the video is one among two shares Taylor shared with Tate… they went viral in 2022 for “mild swinging” with different Mormon {couples} after which divorced.
It’s unclear whether or not Tate has filed his request for a restraining order.
Taylor and Dakota seem on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” however the present is on maintain whereas the investigation performs out.
