Taylor Frankie Paul acknowledged that she will not be “mom of the yr” whereas fiercely defending herself amid her custody battle in opposition to exes Dakota Mortensen and Tate Paul.
“Final evening I studied that ‘lengthy struggling’ trains us to ultimately thrive in it and it’s secure to say I’m beginning to perceive precisely what which means,” Taylor, 32, wrote alongside a prolonged vlog about her authorized troubles on Saturday, July 18.
Taylor spoke in depth about her separate custody battles in opposition to Mortensen, 33, and Tate whereas making use of make-up in a “Get Prepared With Me” video. (She shares daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 6, with ex-husband Tate and son Ever, 2, with Mortensen.)
“If I’ve realized something in 2026 [with] false headlines, there’s numerous false info on the market and so, due to this fact, it doesn’t have an effect on me as a result of it’s not true,” she insisted. “That being mentioned, there are some issues which can be true as effectively.”
First up was Utah’s division of the Division of Baby and Household Providers (DCFS) submitting a petition asking a juvenile courtroom to seek out that Taylor’s three youngsters are “abused, uncared for or dependent” and in search of protecting supervision on the youngsters’s behalf.
“It’s sort of like [Mormon Wives] for me. I don’t have to go learn [the court documents] as a result of I lived them,” she insisted. “Nonetheless it’s perceived, what is alleged, it might be correct, perhaps not. It may be exaggerated, twisted. What I do know is what [happened] and I do know the reality.”
Taylor confirmed she was consulting together with her attorneys to find out whether or not there’s “one thing approach off or misconstrued” within the DCFS submitting.
“Will probably be dealt with within the courtroom, not right here,” she vowed.
Taylor defined that she wished to maintain particulars of the case sealed for the betterment of “the youngsters” regardless that she knew the entire info would “come to gentle” ultimately. Nonetheless, Taylor claimed that she had “made progress within the courtroom” even when it’s a “very sluggish course of.”
“I really feel that we now have made the progress that I’ve been aiming for and that’s simply extra time with my son,” she mentioned.
Taylor expressed concern that “extra issues” in regards to the case had been “leaked” on the identical day as she resumed prolonged visitation together with her 2-year-old son Ever.
The truth star expressly denied allegations from the DCFS report that she made her daughter Indy change Ever’s diapers.
“Not as soon as have I pressured or made my daughter change diapers,” she careworn. “If she ever wished to, I let her. She likes to assist. … If that’s unhealthy on me, so be it.”
Taylor wrapped up her vlog by clarifying that she was not attempting to vary anybody’s thoughts about her parenting.
“I’m really not right here to sway anybody. I’m an open ebook. I provides you with the ugly and the beautiful. If me, I don’t declare to be this ‘mom of the yr.’ I’ve my faults,” she acknowledged. “I even have a proper to stay up for myself, give context of my life.”
She went on, “I’ll admit I’m numerous issues. I can confidently say that in case you had been to place my children on a [witness] stand, they’re selecting mother and mother’s home each time, I say that with full confidence as a result of I like my youngsters. They know that I like them.”
“I’m perplexed about this expertise. It’s been probably the most tough factor I’ve ever been by means of,” she concluded. “Some individuals suppose the perfect factor is getting offline. My resolution is to indicate this course of and the way ugly it’s. I’ve made errors. I’ll personal that. I can see that.”
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star has been locked in two separate custody battles with Mortensen and Tate for months.
After taking a plea deal in a 2023 home violence case, Taylor was concerned in a brand new incident with Mortensen that was investigated by Utah’s Draper Metropolis Police Division in February. Each events publicly denied the allegations of home violence made by the opposite. (Paul’s season of The Bachelorette was pulled off ABC’s spring schedule as a result of prison investigation.)
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The Salt Lake County District Lawyer’s Workplace declined to file prison prices in opposition to Paul in April, successfully closing that case.
That very same month, Mortensen was awarded short-term custody of Ever, with Taylor restricted to eight-hour weekly supervised visitation. A Utah choose subsequently signed mutual orders of safety for Mortensen and Taylor, requiring them to remain 100 ft aside for a interval of three years.
The previous couple had been in courtroom once more earlier this month, as their custody settlement was modified to permit Taylor extra unsupervised time with Ever. (Mortensen was additionally given longer weekends as a part of the ruling.)
In the meantime, Taylor’s ex-husband Tate sought an emergency change to their custody settlement for Indy and Ocean in early July when the fact star entered rehab. (Us reported on July 1 that Taylor voluntarily entered a rehab facility and has since returned house.)
Whereas Tate’s movement was rejected, Taylor volunteered to take a sobriety check with a purpose to regain unsupervised visitation with each youngsters. (In Saturday’s vlog, Taylor mentioned that the primary half of her check “got here in clear” however she was nonetheless ready for the complete outcomes.)
A serious improvement for each circumstances occurred this previous week when baby welfare officers raised considerations about her three youngsters. Utah’s Division of Baby and Household Providers requested a juvenile courtroom to order protecting supervision companies as a result of it discovered that her three youngsters had been “abused, uncared for or dependent.”
Taylor’s authorized workforce reacted to the DCFS report in an announcement to Us, saying, “It was just lately determined that the continuing custody actions can be greatest fitted to juvenile courtroom, a typical step for households engaged in extremely contentious, advanced custody issues. Taylor will not be deterred by this transition; she welcomes the added construction and oversight it supplies and appears ahead to persevering with her progress towards normalizing custody and turning into the healthiest model of herself.”
The ruling prompted Tate and Dakota to come back collectively for a joint assertion to elucidate their facet of the authorized battle.
“Tate Paul and Dakota Mortensen have remained publicly silent all through these proceedings to keep away from having severe non-public household issues become extra of a public spectacle than they have already got as a result of insatiable urge for food of others to share non-public household info on-line to advertise views and publicity,” their attorneys advised Us on Thursday, July 16 “Nonetheless, they’re deeply involved that Taylor’s assertion minimizes the gravity of the motion filed by DCFS and her many underlying actions that prompted such.”
Attorneys for each males insisted that the DCFS petition was “not a routine transition to juvenile courtroom or a chance for private development” because it decided that “the youngsters are abused.”
“Regardless of the myriad false accusations printed on-line and on social media about them by Taylor and others, Tate and Dakota have chosen to not take part within the typically misconstrued social media and different on-line exercise surrounding their circumstances,” they added. “They’ve remained silent to guard their youngsters, not as a result of they don’t have anything to say. When the time is true, they’ll inform their story in their very own phrases within the acceptable discussion board.”
Amid her authorized battles, Taylor just lately returned to movie the opening credit for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives earlier this month after the Hulu actuality present was placed on pause in February.
