Taylor Frankie Paul was contacted by cops on June 26 after Dakota Mortensen raised a possible protective order violation tied to their custody fight. The case adds another police call to a dispute already shaped by protective orders, mediation and a 2-year-old son at the center of the conflict.
Bluffdale Police Department said officers spoke with Paul, 32, before sending the matter to the Salt Lake County District Attorney for further review. Police said there is no active case against Paul or Mortensen, 33, at the moment, even though Mortensen had asked authorities to look at how the drop-off and custody arrangement unfolded.
June 26 and the police call
The June 26 contact started with Mortensen’s concern that a protective order may have been violated during a custody exchange involving the couple’s 2-year-old son. That detail matters because the dispute is not just about a personal split; it sits inside an existing court structure that already governs contact between Paul and Mortensen.
Paul later wrote in a since-deleted Instagram Story, “Cops called on me again THIS WEEK... what are the odds?” She added, “And it's not people... it's ONE person the same person. It's obsessive.” Those posts show how quickly a custody dispute can spill into public view when the same parties keep pulling law enforcement back into the middle of it.
Protective orders and mediation
The latest police contact comes after a wider timeline that began with Paul’s arrest in Utah on Feb. 17, 2023, after an incident with Mortensen. She later pleaded guilty to a third-degree felony count of aggravated assault, and the pair welcomed their son in March 2024 before officially ending their relationship in 2025.
During an April 30 court hearing, a judge extended both protective orders for an additional three years and told the parties to continue working toward mediation. That leaves the practical path for both sides inside the court process, not in social media posts or public back-and-forth.
Salt Lake County review
Mortensen’s police report and the referral to the Salt Lake County District Attorney mean the next decision now sits with prosecutors, not officers on the street. For Paul and Mortensen, the immediate reality is narrower: police have already checked the complaint, and there is no active case at the moment.
The unresolved issue is simple and pointed. What exactly happened during the custody drop-off that led Mortensen to contact authorities on June 26?
