Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen’s Relationship Timeline
Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen’s relationship has been nothing if not tumultuous. The couple began dating after her swinging scandal and divorce. In the years since, they’ve made headlines multiple times. Most recently, Paul and Mortensen were at the center of a domestic violence incident, with both making accusations against the other. Here is their complete relationship timeline.
Taylor Frankie Paul started dating Dakota Mortensen following her divorce
In 2022, Paul’s marriage to Tate Paul ended due to a “soft swinging” scandal. They and several other Mormon couples became intimately involved. Several months after announcing the end of her marriage, Paul posted a TikTok with Mortensen. In the caption, she joked that she would “not be sharing” him with anyone else.
Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen announced her pregnancy
In November 2022, Paul and Mortensen announced that they were expecting their first child together. She later announced that she had an ectopic pregnancy and “was treated and no longer pregnant.”
The couple broke up for the first time
In December 2022, Paul and Mortensen broke up. Just one month later, however, she posted a TikTok announcing that they were back together.
She was arrested for domestic violence
In February 2023, Paul was arrested for allegedly hitting, choking, and throwing chairs at Mortensen. One of the chairs allegedly hit one of her children from her first marriage. She ultimately pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated assault, while the charges of domestic violence in the presence of a child, child abuse, and criminal mischief were dismissed.
They revealed they were expecting a baby
Several months after her arrest, Paul and Mortensen revealed they were still together. In September 2023, she announced her pregnancy.
They welcomed a child together in 2024
In March 2024, Paul and Mortensen welcomed a son named Ever. This was Paul’s third child, and Mortensen’s first.
“All I can say is I have never felt more purpose in my life. I also have never been so proud of someone. Taylor is an absolute bad a** that I just fell more and more in love with,” Dakota wrote on Instagram. “She has been so incredible and I couldn’t be more thankful that I get to call her the mother of our beautiful boy. I am on freaking cloud 9 !!!! All I have ever wanted was to have a family one day and to be a dad. So thankful and blessed for everything I have in my life.”
Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen revealed their breakup
While the couple had ups and downs in the period since welcoming their son, they didn’t officially announce their split until the end of 2024. In separate posts, they revealed they were not spending Christmas as a family.
Dakota Mortensen implied Taylor Frankie Paul hooked up with him before ‘The Bachelorette’
Paul will be the next Bachelorette, which Mortensen has continually criticized online. Shortly before she left to film the show, Mortensen spent the night at her house after dropping off their son. When asked by Secret Lives of Mormon Wives producers if they slept together, Mortensen just laughed.
Their fellow cast members appeared to believe that something had happened between them.
“I’m definitely disappointed in Taylor. I don’t think this was a smart move to do right before The Bachelorette,” said cast member Layla Taylor. “To be frank, if I was one of these guys and I found out that she effed her baby daddy the day before meeting me, I would be extremely upset and pissed.”
They were involved in another domestic violence incident
Three years after Paul’s arrest, she and Mortensen are allegedly involved in another domestic violence incident.
Per People, a spokesperson for the Draper City Police Department said “contact was made with involved parties on [Feb] 24th and 25th” and that “allegations have been made in both directions.”
How to get help: In the U.S., call the RAINN National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 to connect with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.
