Utah DCFS Seeks Abuse Finding for Taylor Frankie Paul's 3 Children
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Updated · New York Daily News · Jul 16
Utah DCFS Seeks Abuse Finding for Taylor Frankie Paul's 3 Children
3 articles · Updated · New York Daily News · Jul 16
Summary
A Utah juvenile court petition seeks a finding that Taylor Frankie Paul’s three children are “abused, neglected or dependent,” escalating scrutiny of the 32-year-old reality star’s family situation.
The filing cites troubling statements Paul allegedly made to caseworkers, including that her life coach was “the only reason she was still alive” and that officials should know who killed her if she ended up dead, while saying she was not suicidal.
People close to Paul criticized the leak of the juvenile case to TMZ, arguing sealed court proceedings are meant to protect the children and saying the disclosure omitted documented concerns about the other side.
The petition lands as Paul and ex Dakota Mortensen hold permanent restraining orders against each other, remain in a custody fight over their 2-year-old son, and avoided charges after dueling domestic-violence allegations.
Paul is still on probation from a 2023 domestic-violence case in which video showed her throwing metal bar stools and her 8-year-old daughter was reportedly struck, fallout that also paused her TV projects.