Taylor Frankie Paul receives key ruling in bitter custody case with ex over two-year-old son after her Bachelorette season is revived by ABC

Taylor Frankie Paul was granted additional unsupervised visitation with toddler son Ever amid her ongoing custody case with ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen during a hearing in Utah on Wednesday.

Utah Commissioner Russell Minas expanded weekend visitation for both Paul, 32, and Mortensen, 33, US Weekly reported, having the visits 'carry over into Monday morning instead of Sunday evening.'

The previous arrangement, set last month, had Paul taking custody of the child every other weekend and a standing day in the middle of the week, without overnight visits. 

Paul was 'happy to see the judge expand parent time with the limited information available and looks forward to continuing to make progress at the next hearing,' a source close to Paul told People Wednesday.

News of the amended custody order comes as sources with The Bachelorette told TMZ in June that ABC had decided to air her season of the series later this month, after it was initially shelved as she faced accusations of domestic violence. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Paul, and Mortensen via Instagram, for further comment on the story. 

Also during Wednesday's hearing, the Colorado-born reality TV star's legal team submitted an image to the court showing Mortensen traveling with Ever, two, on his motorcycle.

Commissioner Russell Minas ruled that the toddler should not be 'transported on a motorcycle' moving forward.

'We're not gonna do that [with] motorcycles anymore, nothing with anything less than four wheels, let's put it that way,' Minas said. 'There's no point, in my view of, risking basic safety. I mean, we generally require car seats; age-appropriate child restraints.'

Another issue addressed during the hearing on Wednesday centered around claims made by Mortensen's lawyers that Paul had put up remarks on social media that were 'disparaging' to them.

In response, the judge said that both Paul and Mortensen were prohibited from making remarks on social media about the other.

'I want to draw the line when it comes to negative comments about each other,' Judge Minas said, according to US Weekly. 'Eventually it could come back to the child and we want to shield [him] from that.'

The judge added of Paul and Mortensen during the hearing Wednesday, according to the outlet, 'I get a feeling like there's a desire to keep the drama going, that it keeps it in the news. Keeps them relevant.'

Judge Minas also clarified pickups and drop-off protocols amid protective orders in the case, declaring that the parent who is 'retrieving the child would be the one responsible for having the third party with them for the exchange.

'I just don't want them to be alone at the exchanges,' the judge said. 'I want them to stay away from each other.'

The judge on Wednesday asked for a 'discover protective order' to be implemented for both sides when court docs containing sensitive materials needed to be exchanged between legal teams.

Last month, Paul had checked into a rehab facility for a temporary stay, a source told People. Paul spoke about in a clip on Instagram Stories earlier this month, saying, 'I knew that I was in a spot to take a step back and be like, "OK, we need a reset."'

Numerous branches of law enforcement in Utah launched probes into Paul and Mortensen earlier this year after both sides traded accusations the other had been violent with them. Both sides denied the claims made by the other. 

Paul was seen attacking Mortensen with her minor daughter present in a 2023 clip TMZ posted on March 19. The jarring video led ABC to abruptly shelve Paul's season on the verge of its premiere.

Both sides subsequently filed for protective orders against the other, which had been granted for a three-year stretch during an April 30 hearing.

'You guys have to figure out a lot here,' the judge said, according to US Weekly. 'You have to figure out how to function as coparents. I'm hoping that you're not people who just thrive on the drama and the conflict. You've got to put your child first and shield the child from this conflict.' 

Paul is mother to three children: daughter Indy, eight, and son Ocean, five, with ex-husband Tate Paul; and son Ever, two, with ex-boyfriend Mortensen.

Tate in late June filed for a restraining order against Paul, but was denied by a judge.