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‘Mormon Wives’ star Taylor Frankie Paul and ex-partner push for protective orders against each other
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‘Mormon Wives’ star Taylor Frankie Paul and ex-partner push for protective orders against each other

The Seattle Times·HANNAH SCHOENBAUM The Associated Press·about 1 month ago
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Attorneys for Taylor Frankie Paul, a reality TV star from “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” and the father of her 2-year-old son will present dueling petitions for protective orders against each other Thursday in a case that could determine who gets custody of their child. Both Paul and her former partner, Dakota Mortensen, have asked a Utah court to turn short-term protective orders into long-term arrangements as the two have accused each other of domestic violence. Third District Court Commissioner Russell Minas said at an April 7 hearing that he had “concerns going both ways” about the competing allegations. For now, Paul cannot spend unsupervised time with her son because of a history of volatile behavior directed at Mortensen while kids were present, Minas ruled. Paul and Mortensen, whose tumultuous relationship was featured heavily on the show, have been ordered to stay at least 100 feet (30 meters) away from each other until the hearing Thursday afternoon.…

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