What legal actions did Dakota Mortensen file?

Mortensen sought restraining order and custody

Dakota Mortensen has pursued legal action in connection with his domestic dispute with Taylor Frankie Paul.

According to the coverage, Mortensen filed for a restraining order and also requested sole custody of their child. The legal filings are described as following the resurfacing of the 2023 altercation video.

How it connects to the fallout

Mortensen’s legal moves are part of the broader public dispute that continued after The Bachelorette was canceled. The dispute escalated in parallel on two fronts:

• Court filings: restraining order and custody requests were reported as the steps he took through the legal system.
• Public messaging: both sides continued to dispute what the video shows and what it omits.

What’s still not detailed

The stories included here don’t provide the specific conditions imposed by the court (for example, any distance restrictions or visitation rules). They also don’t list the full factual findings from the proceedings.