The latest temporary custody agreement only allowed for “supervised” visitation between Taylor Frankie Paul and ex Dakota Mortensen’s 2-year-old son.
On Tuesday, a judge ruled that the “Secrets of a Mormon Wife” star can watch Ever for up to six hours a week until his next court hearing on April 30.
The judge told the court he was “concerned about her instability”. “When she gets mad, it means something.”
The judge cited a newly released video from 2023 of Paul, 31, attacking Mortensen, 33, in front of their daughter Indi, now eight years old. During the incident, Indy was allegedly hit in the head with a metal chair thrown by Paul.
“She was unaware that her child was being exposed,” the judge argued. “That’s one of the concerns when reviewing the video.”
Mortensen’s lawyers echoed the judge’s concerns, arguing that Paul was “completely out of control” and experiencing “reckless behavior toward the children.”
“They happened to be in the line of fire. They will be harmed,” the lawyer said.
Following a request for a new restraining order, Paul’s lawyer defended his client, saying he was “concerned” about Mortensen’s lack of trustworthiness, citing an incident in which Mortensen allegedly banged his head on the dashboard of a car last month.
“Dakota pushes buttons. She’s good at that,” the lawyer argued. “As long as they stay apart, there is no risk to the child…The child is safe with Taylor, and the child will thrive with Taylor.”
Additionally, Paul’s lawyer argued that Paul poses “no danger” to the children.
Attorneys representing Eber also spoke out, citing Paul’s physical aggression toward Mortensen and saying she might not have been able to call the police and file a trespassing charge.
“A complete lack of self-control. That’s what really concerns me,” Eber’s lawyer said, agreeing to “supervised visitation.”
The ex-lovers are scheduled to appear in court later this month to discuss separate orders for protection and custody of Ever.
Paul shares Ever with Mortensen, who also shares Indy’s 5-year-old son Ocean with ex-husband Tate Paul.
On March 20, People magazine reported that Mortensen was granted “temporary custody” of Ever with “no parental time” after Paul filed for a restraining order against Ever.
The decision comes as Paul and Mortensen are under investigation for an alleged domestic altercation between them in February.
The Draper Police Department told People that “complaints went both ways” and “contact was made with the parties involved.”
As the investigation progresses, filming for the next season of “The Secret of the Mormon Lady” has been temporarily suspended.
Additionally, in 2023, footage surfaced of Paul hitting and throwing a chair at Mortensen, which led to the TikTok star being previously arrested and charged with one count of aggravated assault and two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child.
She also received one misdemeanor count each of child abuse and criminal mischief.
The Hulu star pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, but other charges were dropped.
Paul’s rep said the clip was “selectively edited” and accused Mortensen of “an endless, desperate, attention-seeking and destructive campaign to harm Taylor with no regard for the impact on the child.”
“[Doing something like this]on my son’s (Ever) birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own actions,” a representative told Page Six.
Mortensen, however, denied the “unfounded allegations” against him, saying: “As anyone who has seen the video knows, this is a very upsetting situation.”
