{"id":3665,"date":"2026-07-19T01:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T01:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/19\/taylor-frankie-paul-says-shes-not-mother-of-the-year-while-defending-her-parenting-amid-legal-fight\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T07:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T07:41:08","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-says-shes-not-mother-of-the-year-while-defending-her-parenting-amid-legal-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/19\/taylor-frankie-paul-says-shes-not-mother-of-the-year-while-defending-her-parenting-amid-legal-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul Says She\u2019s Not \u2018Mom of the 12 months\u2019 Whereas Defending Her Parenting Amid Authorized Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Taylor Frankie Paul acknowledged that she will not be \u201cmom of the yr\u201d whereas fiercely defending herself amid her custody battle in opposition to exes Dakota Mortensen and Tate Paul.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinal evening I studied that \u2018lengthy struggling\u2019 trains us to ultimately thrive in it and it\u2019s secure to say I\u2019m beginning to perceive precisely what which means,\u201d Taylor, 32, wrote alongside a prolonged vlog about her authorized troubles on Saturday, July 18.<\/p>\n

Taylor spoke in depth about her separate custody battles in opposition to Mortensen, 33, and Tate whereas making use of make-up in a \u201cGet Prepared With Me\u201d video. (She shares daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 6, with ex-husband Tate and son Ever, 2, with Mortensen.)<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I’ve realized something in 2026 [with] false headlines, there\u2019s numerous false info on the market and so, due to this fact, it doesn\u2019t have an effect on me as a result of it\u2019s not true,\u201d she insisted. \u201cThat being mentioned, there are some issues which can be true as effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n

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First up was Utah\u2019s division of the Division of Baby and Household Providers (DCFS) submitting a petition asking a juvenile courtroom to seek out that Taylor\u2019s three youngsters are \u201cabused, uncared for or dependent\u201d and in search of protecting supervision on the youngsters\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s sort of like [Mormon Wives] for me. I don\u2019t have to go learn [the court documents] as a result of I lived them,\u201d she insisted. \u201cNonetheless 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor confirmed she was consulting together with her attorneys to find out whether or not there’s \u201cone thing approach off or misconstrued\u201d within the DCFS submitting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWill probably be dealt with within the courtroom, not right here,\u201d she vowed.<\/p>\n

Taylor defined that she wished to maintain particulars of the case sealed for the betterment of \u201cthe youngsters\u201d regardless that she knew the entire info would \u201ccome to gentle\u201d ultimately. Nonetheless, Taylor claimed that she had \u201cmade progress within the courtroom\u201d even when it\u2019s a \u201cvery sluggish course of.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI really feel that we now have made the progress that I’ve been aiming for and that’s simply extra time with my son,\u201d she mentioned.<\/p>\n

Taylor expressed concern that \u201cextra issues\u201d in regards to the case had been \u201cleaked\u201d on the identical day as she resumed prolonged visitation together with her 2-year-old son Ever.<\/p>\n

The truth star expressly denied allegations from the DCFS report that she made her daughter Indy change Ever\u2019s diapers.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot as soon as have I pressured or made my daughter change diapers,\u201d she careworn. \u201cIf she ever wished to, I let her. She likes to assist. \u2026 If that’s unhealthy on me, so be it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor wrapped up her vlog by clarifying that she was not attempting to vary anybody\u2019s thoughts about her parenting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’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\u2019t declare to be this \u2018mom of the yr.\u2019 I’ve my faults,\u201d she acknowledged. \u201cI even have a proper to stay up for myself, give context of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

She went on, \u201cI’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\u2019s home each time, I say that with full confidence as a result of I like my youngsters. They know that I like them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m perplexed about this expertise. It\u2019s been probably the most tough factor I’ve ever been by means of,\u201d she concluded. \u201cSome individuals suppose the perfect factor is getting offline. My resolution is to indicate this course of and the way ugly it’s. I\u2019ve made errors. I’ll personal that. I can see that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star has been locked in two separate custody battles with Mortensen and Tate for months.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s Draper Metropolis Police Division in February. Each events publicly denied the allegations of home violence made by the opposite. (Paul\u2019s season of The Bachelorette was pulled off ABC\u2019s spring schedule as a result of prison investigation.)<\/p>\n

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The Salt Lake County District Lawyer\u2019s Workplace declined to file prison prices\u00a0in opposition to Paul in April, successfully closing that case.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.)<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Taylor\u2019s 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.)<\/p>\n

Whereas Tate\u2019s movement was rejected, Taylor volunteered to take a sobriety check with a purpose to regain unsupervised visitation with each youngsters. (In Saturday\u2019s vlog, Taylor mentioned that the primary half of her check \u201cgot here in clear\u201d however she was nonetheless ready for the complete outcomes.)<\/p>\n

A serious improvement for each circumstances occurred this previous week when baby welfare officers raised considerations about her three youngsters. Utah\u2019s 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 \u201cabused, uncared for or dependent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor\u2019s authorized workforce reacted to the DCFS report in an announcement to Us, saying, \u201cIt 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ruling prompted Tate and Dakota to come back collectively for a joint assertion to elucidate their facet of the authorized battle.<\/p>\n

\u201cTate 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,\u201d their attorneys advised Us on Thursday, July 16 \u201cNonetheless, they’re deeply involved that Taylor\u2019s assertion minimizes the gravity of the motion filed by DCFS and her many underlying actions that prompted such.\u201d<\/p>\n

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