Taylor Frankie Paul was recently hit with a petition from Utah’s Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), and in it were shocking claims about her mental health and parenting.
As the organization requested a court determine whether the 32-year-old Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star’s children, including daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 6, who she shares with ex-husband Tate Paul, 32, and son Ever, 2, who she shares with ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, 33, were “abused” or “neglected,” it alleged that Taylor made a series of upsetting statements to caseworkers during visits to her home.
As revealed in a July 16 report from TMZ, DCFS raised concerns about Taylor’s mental health, citing that she had told them in May 2026 that her life coach, Kari, was “the only reason she was still alive,” although she denied being suicidal.
During the same meeting, Taylor told the organization that it “should know who killed her if she ends up dead because she felt no one believes her.” Taylor also stormed out of her home after reading messages on social media.
While Taylor requested that Kari conduct assessments on her mental health and domestic violence, DCFS informed her that the coach didn’t have the proper qualifications.
The petition also gave a nod to a 2023 incident between Taylor and Dakota in which Taylor screamed at her child’s father and threw a metal chair with Indy nearby, and added that Indy changed Ever’s diaper, prepared his bottle, and frequently heard upsetting fights between Taylor and Dakota. As for Ever, the DCFS alleged that the boy went to Taylor’s sister and nanny, Aspen May, for comfort during visits to Taylor’s home.
PEOPLE shared more detials on the above incidents citing that during a March interview with Indy, she told DCFS that Taylor and Dakota would “often fight and scream at each other” which in turn “makes her feel sad.”
And during a May home visit when DCFS observed Taylor’s son Ever running to Taylor’s sister, Aspyn, instead of Taylor, for comfort, it apparently “seemed to upset the mother because he was seeking comfort from his aunt instead of her.”
Additionally, TMZ reports Taylor became “escalated and dysregulated” when asked about the progress she was making in therapy. And, her therapist told DCFS that Taylor had not received meaningful treatment, nor did she seem to truly care about the program. Instead, they alleged, Taylor appeared to be going to therapy only because she felt “forced.”
In response to the DCFS’s petition, an insider close to Taylor released a statement.
“The fact that this leaked speaks volumes on its own. Juvenile court is private to protect the children’s interests, leaking this information does the exact opposite. Someone is clearly acting in their own interest, not the children’s. This is also based on incomplete information. It leaves out DCFS’s documented concerns about the other side, which are on record in district court and with law enforcement. The juvenile court will weigh all of that in full,” the statement read.
Meanwhile, her attorneys told the outlet that Taylor “remains fully committed to doing whatever is necessary” to settle the legal matter.
As previously reported, the DCFS requested a timely hearing in their petition against Taylor and hopes to put protective supervision in place and grant a guardian to represent her children if it is found to be necessary.
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Taylor had entered a week-long treatment program at an undisclosed rehab at the recommendation of her doctor.
“The people around Taylor want her to get help [and] want to see her get better … Everyone is just trying to protect the kids,” a source told PEOPLE at the time.
Days later, Taylor explained the decision on Instagram.
“Yes I seeked help at a facility,” she confirmed. “I’m very open with my mental health … I knew that I was in a spot to take a step back and be like, ‘Okay, we need a reset.’”
“I willingly did that. That was my choice. To judge and speak of a timeline or why someone went, I think is cruel,” she continued. “It kind of bums me out that [it was] kind of weaponized against me actually doing the right thing of noticing I needed extra help.”