Who Is Tate Paul? Meet Taylor Frankie Paul’s Ex-Husband, Father of Her 2 Eldest Kids
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul’s relationship with ex-husband Tate Paul has been a popular topic since she exposed their participation in “soft-swinging” in 2022.
The summer after Taylor went public with their sexual preferences, the couple divorced, but they continued to maintain a good coparenting relationship for the sake of their two children.
“I just respect his privacy a lot, and I know that’s what he likes,” Taylor exclusively told Us Weekly in her March 2026 cover story. “But he and I have always been really good friends and [have a] very healthy coparenting relationship.”
That relationship, however, faced another bump in the road after news broke that same month that Taylor was allegedly involved in a domestic violence dispute with ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, whom she began dating on and off after her divorce.
A source confirmed to Us at the time that Dakota filed for a protective order in Utah against Taylor, with whom he shares one child. (The order was granted, and Taylor later received her own restraining order against Dakota.)
Amid Taylor’s messy custody battle with Dakota over their son, Ever, Tate filed a request with the court in June 2026 for his own restraining order — which was ultimately denied.
Taylor made headlines in June 2022 when she revealed in a viral TikTok video that she was part of a “soft-swinging” scandal involving the Mormon MomTok community.
Taylor confirmed that her then-husband, Tate, was part of a group of young couples who would swap partners. Taylor explained during the livestream that both she and Tate had an agreement that allowed them to be intimate with other people, with some restrictions.
Tate married Taylor in 2016. The couple called it quits in 2022 after six years of marriage in the wake of their soft-swinging scandal.
In June 2022, Taylor revealed in a TikTok video that part of the reason for their divorce was that she crossed a line in their soft-swinging agreement by going “all the way” with another man.
One year after they walked down the aisle, Taylor Frankie Paul and then-husband Tate Paul welcomed their first baby. Their daughter, Indy, was born in August 2017. The pair’s second baby, son Ocean, arrived in June 2020.
Us confirmed in June 2026 that Tate filed for a temporary restraining order against Taylor, requesting a hearing to discuss the matter. Tate also filed a petition to modify the terms of his and Taylor’s divorce and custody agreement.
According to court documents obtained by Us in March 2026, Tate previously agreed to pay his ex-wife $3,000 a month in child support. In their August 2022 divorce decree, the exes were awarded joint legal and physical custody of Indy and Ocean.
TMZ reported in June 2026 that in Tate’s new petition to modify their agreement, he requested sole custody of their children.
While the custody situation has not been ruled on, a judge denied Tate’s temporary restraining order in July 2026.
“As Tate himself recognizes, many of his supporting allegations are based upon inadmissible hearsay, without any corroborating evidence,” court documents obtained by Us on July 1, 2026, read. “Many of the concerns, like the children not doing well in school and expressing sadness will require ongoing attention not remedied with an emergency order changing custody.”
The statement continued, “The court acknowledges that what he is allegedly hearing can create anxiety, but contrary to the claim that the children are in immediate danger, Taylor [says] that Tate left the children with her from June 11 through the 17, 2026, while he went to Iceland. The court cannot find an immediate and irreparable harm as contemplated by Rule 65A, and the motion is denied.”
Taylor revealed in September 2024 that Tate was in a new relationship. “My ex is doing great as far as I know,” she told Distractify at the time. “I love him and his partner, [who is his] fiancée, I believe.”
Tate has since married Bailey Paul, but the exact date of their wedding is unknown. In May 2024, Tate called Bailey his “partner” in an Instagram tribute. The following spring, he identified her as his “wife” in a Mother’s Day post.
Tate and Bailey share one child, whose name they have kept private.
Following his divorce from Taylor, Tate remained in Utah to coparent their two children. While he keeps his career private, Tate has shared music remixes on SoundCloud and TikTok.
Tate’s wife, Bailey, has her own business in Kaysville, Utah. She is an aesthetician specializing in “lash lifts, brows and waxing,” according to her professional Instagram page.