Utah Judge Issues Protective Orders, No Custody Changes

0:00A Utah judge just dropped mutual protective orders on Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex Dakota Mortensen during a custody hearing on Thursday, April 30th. The orders keep them at least 100 feet apart and run for three years. No changes to their custody setup for their two-year-old son ever, where Dakota holds temporary custody for March and Taylor gets up to eight hours. Of supervised visits each week, Taylor's attorney called it a big win, highlighting how she owned up to her imperfections in court while praising her honesty amid the back-and-forth. Domestic violence claims. Taylor also shares an eight-year-old daughter Indy and a five-year-old son Ocean with her previous husband, Tay Paul. The judge laid it out plain. This relationship's been super toxic. With evidence showing they still got some pull toward each other, despite everything. He stressed they got a sort-out co-parenting for real. Prosecutors turned down charges against Taylor back in April, after reviewing two police probes into incidents last year in West Jordan and this, February and Draper.

1:04Taylor's staying grateful for the support from other survivors and ready to keep working with the court on custody progress. You've been listening to Durham News today, AI-powered local news.