Taylor Frankie Paul Speaks Out on Custody Battle Drama: Allegations, Injuries, and Court Orders
Taylor Frankie Paul recently spoke out about the ongoing custody battle with her ex-husband, Dakota Mortensen, and Tate Paul. She shared photos of injuries she claims were caused by fights with Dakota and accused the two men of using their children as pawns in the battle. A Utah judge has ordered Taylor to undergo drug and alcohol testing to determine if she can have unsupervised parenting time with their kids. If the test results are clean, she will have unsupervised time, but if there are positive results, her parenting will be supervised. This ruling partially granted Tate's request for a temporary restraining order to change their custody arrangement for their children, Indy and Ocean. Taylor expressed feeling manipulated and lied to by Tate, who allegedly used her emotional struggles with Dakota to smear her.
Taylor shared photos of her injuries, some of which she claimed were from a fight with Dakota that was filmed and went viral. The incident led to the postponement of her season of "The Bachelorette," but there are reports that it may air soon. Sources close to Taylor suggest that the delay in airing her season of the show triggered the recent court battles, as she is allegedly being targeted to keep the show shelved.