Key Points A Dakota Mortensen source released a statement amid on the domestic assault investigation between him and Taylor Frankie Paul. Production on Dakota and Taylor’s show, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, has been paused amid the incident. Taylor confirmed she and Dakota are using a third party for communication. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is currently taking a break from filming amid Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex Dakota Mortensen reportedly being involved in an open “domestic assault investigation.” Taylor has issued multiple statements about the situation (and she went on Good Morning America) and now a Dakota source is speaking out. “His number one priority here is protecting [their 2-year-old son], Ever," they tell Entertainment Weekly. "He knew there was a possibility it could come out, but he was not going to be the one to proactively do that because he has always wanted a decent relationship with Taylor. It's been really hard to achieve that, but he wants to co-parent well.” “He was just hoping that if he says nothing, as he usually does, it would go away. He's never done any kind of sit-down interview about his side,” they add. “He kind of just lets it all happen to him, and I think he realizes with the severity of everything now that he just can't do that.” Meanwhile, Taylor previously told the outlet “I actually took action about a few weeks ago. I'm just doing third-party everything — pick-up, drop-offs, communication — so no contact right now for me. I think that's the best case, honestly, because clearly it's just not to a point of us getting along, so I wanted to take the best action I could. … I didn't want to bring anything to the public eye, making it a bigger deal for the sake of my son, and just everything about to come out. But that wasn't the plan for [Dakota].”