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Judge Orders 100-Foot Stay, Custody Win, TV Shows Cancelled

5/1/2026

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Minas Orders Separation

Commissioner Russell Minas ordered Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen to stay 100 feet apart three years, effective May 1, 2026.
Petitions granted Mortensen custody and barred Paul from seeing his 2-year-old son Ever.
Violations may trigger charges, with custody recommendations due May 11 and a hearing set for June 1.
Decision to decline prosecution, a breach of Paul’s probation, prompted ABC to cancel “Bachelorette” season and Hulu to pause “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”

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Hulu Halts Filming

Draper City and West Jordan Police opened domestic-violence investigations in February and added a third probe in March.
Salt Lake County District Attorney declined charges, citing insufficient evidence and a two-year statute of limitations.
A court issued protective orders and required supervised visitation until a June 1 hearing.
Hulu halted filming “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” in March after cast members refused to work with Paul and later resumed without her.

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Minas Orders Separation

Commissioner Russell Minas ordered Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen to stay 100 feet apart three years, effective May 1, 2026.
Petitions granted Mortensen custody and barred Paul from seeing his 2-year-old son Ever.
Violations may trigger charges, with custody recommendations due May 11 and a hearing set for June 1.
Decision to decline prosecution, a breach of Paul’s probation, prompted ABC to cancel “Bachelorette” season and Hulu to pause “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”

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