Did Dakota Mortensen sell the “stool video” to TMZ—and profit off it?

How does Taylor Frankie Paul walk into court with roughly 70% custody… and end up with supervised visits?

And what happens when allegations of physical abuse—with evidence—don’t seem to move the court?

Because when you actually look at the timeline in this case—the February 2023 “stool incident,” a May 2025 incident that hasn’t been publicly seen, and the 2026 incident referred to as the “truck tussle” that led to a restraining order—the way those events were used in court raises real questions.

In this episode, we break down the April 7th hearing between Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen—known to many from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives—what was argued, what the court relied on, and how the outcome took shape.

We get into:

• Dakota’s claim that Taylor was coercively controlling him
• The custody reality going in (yes—Taylor had around 70% custody of their child) and why that should have mattered
• Allegations of physical abuse by Dakota—and how they were treated
• The Guardian ad Litem’s recommendation for supervised visits—and what it was based on
• Why older recordings from Dakota carried weight in the final recommendations
• The TMZ angle—and why this case may not just be personal… but profitable

When you line it all up, the timeline raises bigger questions about how evidence is weighed—and how narratives are built in high-conflict custody cases.

This is not legal advice. This is a breakdown of what’s being argued—and what’s not adding up.

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