Tate Paul Seeks to Unseal Drug Test Results in Custody Fight

A contentious custody battle between reality television personality Taylor Frankie Paul and her former husband Tate Paul has taken another turn, with Tate Paul filing a motion Thursday to make drug test results public.

According to court documents filed on Thursday, August 13, 2026, Tate Paul requested the unsealing of drug testing records as part of the couple's dispute over their children, Indy and Ocean. The filing represents the latest development in what has become an increasingly acrimonious legal proceeding between the former spouses.

The motion follows a series of legal actions initiated by Tate Paul in recent weeks. Several weeks prior to Thursday's filing, he petitioned the court for a restraining order against Taylor Frankie Paul, citing what he characterized as increasingly erratic conduct. In those filings, he argued that he should be awarded sole legal and physical custody of the couple's children. Taylor Frankie Paul has firmly rejected those allegations.

A judge subsequently ordered Taylor Frankie Paul to undergo drug testing as the custody proceedings continued. The court's ruling established that the star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives would maintain unsupervised visitation with her children contingent upon negative test results. Should any test return positive, the court mandated that her visits would transition to supervised arrangements.

Sources familiar with Taylor Frankie Paul's perspective previously told TMZ that she believes her former boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, has been providing false information to Tate Paul, which prompted the flurry of legal filings. Taylor Frankie Paul is simultaneously engaged in a separate custody dispute with Dakota Mortensen.

The dual custody battles have placed the reality television personality at the center of overlapping legal proceedings, each involving the welfare and placement of children from different relationships. The outcome of the drug test unsealing motion could significantly impact the trajectory of her case with Tate Paul.