Taylor Frankie Paul lashes out at her exes amid rehab stay and custody battle in emotionally-charged rant: 'This is abuse'

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The 32-year-old lashed out on Instagram against her ex-husband Tate Paul and ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, in a move that appeared to be triggered by Tate , which was denied. 

'I ,' wrote Taylor, in reference to her two kids with Tate, daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 6. 

'They had returned yesterday after being withheld and they were expressing how excited they were to spend this year with me doing fireworks,' she continued.

'Their dad even told me we could EXTEND it to Monday so I relayed them the exciting news just for him to take it back?' she claimed, before adding, 'It was lies to them and my gut was wrenching to witness them cry, confused and asking why…'

In a series of other posts, Taylor referenced her rehab stay and said that she had willingly sought 'extra support for my mental health', only to 'have my kids taken for doing the right thing'.

'Why would I ever ask for help again? I openly tested at the facility and was clean aside from prescription meds [that] I openly talk about,' she said.

She also accused Tate of 'abuse by proxy'.

Tate filed the temporary restraining order motion in a Utah court on Tuesday, according to court documents obtained by People.

The 34-year-old, who was married to Taylor between 2016 and 2022, also filed a petition to .

But the request was denied by a judge, who said that Tate's allegations against Taylor were 'based upon inadmissible hearsay, without any corroborating evidence', per People.

On Instagram, Taylor said that she's been left 'traumatized by constant cop calls, CPS calls, visits, and new reports'.

She also claimed that there is a 'smear campaign' against her and made other allegations of abuse. 

'I'm tired and fed up. My eyes are swollen from crying for my kids all day and night,' she wrote. 

'I'm exhausted all around and I hope the courts see who they really are.'

The outburst comes after Taylor voluntarily entered rehab to seek help amid the other legal battle she's in the midst of with ex Dakota. 

A source told People that she 'checked into a facility upon the recommendation of her doctor, adding that it was a 'voluntary' stay which has now ended.

Daily Mail has contacted Taylor, Tate, and Dakota for comment. 

Taylor is also mom to two-year-old son Ever, whose dad is Dakota.

In April, Taylor and Dakota were granted mutual protective orders against each other for the next three years.

The exes are both claiming the other acted violently in a series of altercations in February, with Commissioner Russell Minas making the ruling, adding at the time that the pair can't be in the same place together for long before 'it turns violent', according to the Associated Press. 

Minas added, 'I'm finding that there's been violence both ways between these parties.' 

Describing their dynamic as 'toxic' and 'dysfunctional', he urged Taylor and Dakota to put their son first, while reminding them that they will be 'linked together for the remainder of [their] lives'. 

'You guys have to figure out a lot here. You have to figure out how to function as co-parents.'

Minas described that as the former couple's 'legacy', insisting that how they 'deal with conflict' could 'affect' Ever as he grows up.

The commissioner also noted that for the time being, 'what's best' for Ever is to make sure his parents are not allowed to 'be in the same place at the same time'.

In response to the ruling, Taylor's lawyer Eric M. Swinyard told People magazine that the decision was a 'significant step forward'. 

He added, 'Taylor was incredibly candid with the Court that she is not perfect and owned her faults, which is in direct contrast to how the other party presented their argument, despite evidence and input from law enforcement that showed otherwise.

'Taylor feels solidarity with the many survivors who have endured similar hardships behind closed doors and shared only part of their stories.'

The attorney also said Taylor 'remains grateful for the outpouring of support she continues to receive' and 'looks forward to continuing to cooperate with the court to make progress in the custody case'.

Police previously declined to press charges on the domestic violence allegations.

Utah's Draper Police Department told Deadline in a statement: 'After reviewing reports and evidence submitted to the Draper Police Department and West Jordan Police Department, the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office has declined to file charges against Taylor Frankie Paul.'