Court Shoots Down Tate's Restraining Order Against Taylor Frankie Paul

Sometimes a judge’s ruling speaks louder than the arguments that led to it. That’s what happened when a Utah court rejected Tate Paul’s emergency motion for a restraining order against his ex-wife Taylor Frankie Paul just one day after he filed it on June 30.

The 32-year-old ex-husband of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star came armed with what he believed were damning exhibits: text messages suggesting Taylor didn’t disclose details about her inpatient treatment, plus allegation-laden communications about interactions with another ex, Dakota Mortensen. But the court wasn’t buying it—at least not enough to grant the emergency order Tate was seeking.

The judge’s written response was direct and pointed. Many of Tate’s allegations, the court noted, amounted to inadmissible hearsay without corroborating evidence. Sure, concerns about children struggling in school or expressing sadness deserve attention, the ruling acknowledged, but an emergency custody shift isn’t the answer. Here’s the kicker: Tate himself had left the children with Taylor from June 11 through June 17, 2026, while he traveled to Iceland—not exactly the behavior of someone convinced his kids were in immediate danger.

Undeterred, Tate filed a motion for reconsideration on July 1, submitting additional exhibits and documentation. The custody dynamics here are complex. Tate and Taylor divorced in 2022 after she publicly revealed crossing boundaries in their soft-swinging agreement. They share daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 6. Taylor’s also in an ongoing custody battle with Mortensen over their 2-year-old son Ever. Back in March, Taylor told Us Weekly that she and Tate maintained a healthy coparenting relationship, but clearly something has shifted on his end. Whether the reconsideration motion gains traction remains to be seen, but the initial rejection suggests the court saw insufficient grounds for emergency intervention.