'Mormon Wives' star Taylor Frankie Paul and ex-partner ordered to stay 100 feet apart

SALT LAKE CITY — Taylor Frankie Paul, a reality TV star from “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” and the father of her 2-year-old son were ordered Thursday to stay 100 feet away from each other for the next three years as a Utah court commissioner continues to assess custody plans for the child. Paul has been unable to spend unsupervised time with her son since an April 7 hearing, when Third District Court Commissioner Russell Minas said Paul had a history of volatile behavior directed at her former partner, Dakota Mortensen, while kids were present. Minas on Thursday described the pair’s dynamic as “very toxic” before granting Paul and Mortensen’s dueling requests for protective orders against each other. He found that “there’s been violence that occurred both ways between these parties” and urged them to figure out how to function as co-parents to their son, Ever. “I’m hoping that you’re not people who just thrive on the drama and the conflict,” Minas said. “You’ve got to put your child first and shield the child from this conflict.” Paul, Mortensen and their families were present in court, but no other cast members from the Hulu reality show attended. Attorneys offer