Dakota Mortensen's Protective Order: A Tumultuous Custody Battle

0:00It's May 1st. This is Durham News Today, Powered by AI. I'm Cory with the Story. Dakota Mortensen, from the secret lives of Mormon wives, just filed for a protective order against his ex, Taylor Frankie Paul, and his lawyers are. Calling out why it took so long, they say he held back out of fear from past threats and coercion tied to their romance and their two-year-old son, Ever. This all stems from a chaotic incident back in late February that finally pushed him to break the cycle. The couple's messy history played out on their Hulu reality show, but Dakota's team argues he's a rare male domestic violence victim, pulled back in. By her charisma, until things exploded again, he detailed emotion of volatility and frightening moments around February 23rd and 24th in his filing. Taylor's attorney fired back hard in court, claiming Dakota isn't just after custody or safety. He wants to wreck her life, her family, and her career, with public humiliation. Both sides clashed openly for the first time since cops got involved.

1:03Draper police opened a domestic assault probe, but on April 14th, the Salt Lake County DA dropped it, saying no charges against Taylor after. Reviewing evidence from two departments. No case moved forward there. This week's April 30th hearing marked their first face-to-face in months, with Taylor backed by her sister, mom, and stepdad. The drama's far from over as custody battles and orders hang in the balance.