Dakota Mortensen's attorneys are shining a light on the timing behind The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star's decision to file for a protective order against Taylor Frankie Paul. "Why has he put up with this? Why did he wait so long to do anything?" Dakota's attorney said in a court hearing on Thursday, April 30. "The answer is because he was afraid of the force that would happen against him." Us Weekly confirmed on March 19 that Dakota filed for a protective order against his ex.