Utah Judge Grants Paul Supervised Visitation in Custody Dispute

A Utah judge has granted reality TV star Taylor Frankie Paul limited supervised visitation with her 2-year-old son, Ever, amid an escalating legal dispute with ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen over custody and allegations of domestic violence. The ruling came during a court hearing on Tuesday, where both parties presented competing claims of abuse, resulting in temporary protective orders against each other.

Paul, 31, and Mortensen, 33, who share Ever, have been embroiled in mutual restraining orders since March. Mortensen obtained a temporary order on March 20, accusing Paul of physical attacks, including a February 22, 2026, incident where he alleged she assaulted him. Paul countered with her own filing on April 7, claiming Mortensen stalked and assaulted her in incidents dating back to May 2025 and February 2026. She submitted photos of injuries and text messages as evidence, along with details of what she described as his possessive behavior, such as a tattoo of her initials on the inside of his lip, inked on February 14, 2026, despite their separation.

In court documents, Paul alleged Mortensen's actions intensified around the filming of her season of The Bachelorette, which...