Taylor Frankie Paul is focused on moving forward after she and ex Dakota Mortensen were granted mutual protective orders for three years following domestic violence accusations against each other.
“Keep going even when losing [clap emoji] Every component of this was beautiful,” Paul, 31, captioned a video via Instagram Stories on Monday, May 4, showing a jockey overcome with emotion after their racehorse won.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star shared more words of affirmation in a follow-up post, which featured a drawing from a self-taught artist alongside a bible verse. “Isaiah 41:10 ‘So do not fear, for I am with you… I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand,’” the quote read.
“I’ll be framing this. So talented. Thank you,” Paul added. “I wanted to cry earlier when I saw this on TikTok 🙏🏼 thank you,” Paul also replied in the comments section.
Paul took to social media days after protective orders were approved for her and Mortensen, 33, during a court hearing on April 30 to determine custody arrangements for the exes’ 2-year-old son, Ever. (The orders were filed after TMZ released a video from a heated 2023 dispute that showed Paul throwing a chair at Mortensen during a heated dispute. ABC later pulled her season of The Bachelorette ahead of its premiere.)
Looking ahead, the court is now “requiring that Taylor’s ex-partner stay far away from her,” a change that Paul’s attorney, Eric M. Swinyard, described as “a significant step forward” in a statement to Us Weekly.
Swinyard noted that “Taylor 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.”
Paul’s attorney continued, “Taylor feels solidarity with the many survivors who have endured similar hardships behind closed doors and shared only part of their stories.”
During the hearing, the commissioner described the former couple’s relationship as “dysfunctional” and told them they have to “figure out a lot here,” including “how to function as coparents” in order to “shield the child from this conflict.”
This development came after Mortensen was granted temporary custody of Ever in March. There were no changes made to the custody arrangement on April 30, which means Paul will continue to be permitted up to eight hours of supervised visitation with their son.
Mortensen filed for his temporary protective order against Paul in March amid two police investigations into domestic violence allegations involving the exes.
The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office announced in April that it will not file charges against Paul. Last month, she was also granted her own temporary protective order.
