Cartwright further alleged that Taylor damaged or destroyed property during their relationship, including:
- Three of her iPhones
- One iPad
- Other belongings inside their home
According to the filing, Taylor repeatedly insulted Cartwright in private and in public, sometimes in front of Cruz. The reported insults included misogynistic and degrading language about her body, finances and sexuality.
She also accused him of using possible child and spousal support obligations to pressure her, allegedly telling her that she had lived on his money and would now have to pay him. The couple’s current custody agreement reportedly requires neither parent to pay child support, though their divorce remains unsettled.
Why do the phone and account allegations matter?
Cartwright’s claims extend beyond alleged threats and physical violence. She said Taylor accessed her iPhone, text messages and Instagram account without permission, deleted messages and stalked her.
Those accusations describe a form of technology-enabled coercive control, in which access to devices, passwords and online accounts can become another means of surveillance or intimidation. A broken phone is obvious. Unauthorized access can be quieter, which hardly makes it less consequential.
Cartwright also alleged that Taylor removed her $70,000 wedding ring from their home and refused to return it. She claimed he threatened to make false allegations about her public and shared private messages concerning Cruz through OurFamilyWizard, a platform designed to help separated parents communicate and manage schedules.
No independent outlet had corroborated the newly reported court documents as of August 28. Taylor had not publicly responded to the restraining-order report.
The claims do, however, follow comments Cartwright made to People earlier in August. She said Taylor had “physically, emotionally and financially abused” her. His attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, denied those allegations, according to Us Weekly. That denial remains the clearest response from Taylor’s side to her broader abuse claims, though it came before this latest filing.
How could the order affect custody of Cruz?
The immediate practical question is how the 100-yard restriction will work alongside the custody arrangement the former couple reached in March 2026.
E! News and Us Weekly reported that Cartwright and Taylor share joint legal custody. Under that agreement, Taylor has Cruz every other weekend and on Wednesday nights. Cartwright holds tie-breaking authority over medical decisions.
The agreement also includes several conduct rules:
- Neither parent may be under the influence of alcohol, marijuana or illegal drugs while caring for Cruz
- Each parent must wait six months before introducing Cruz to a romantic partner
- Neither may disparage the other in front of their son
- Neither parent currently pays child support
The judge denied Cartwright’s request for sole custody pending a hearing, so the existing arrangement was not immediately replaced by the temporary order. How exchanges and scheduled parenting time will operate under the distance requirement was not clear from the available reporting.
That leaves the family with two court directives that may require practical adjustments. Family law, ever efficient, has supplied both rules and uncertainty.
What has each of them said about the relationship?
Taylor has previously acknowledged mistreating Cartwright verbally, although he has denied her broader abuse allegations through his attorney.
During a June 2025 appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Taylor said, “Nobody should ever have to deal with the way I acted,” and apologized that viewers had witnessed his behavior. His statement did not address the specific allegations contained in the new restraining-order filing.
Cartwright said in March 2026 that co-parenting was “not easy” but had become “better than it was two years ago.” The new filing presents a sharply different picture of their relationship behind the scenes.
Weeks before the temporary order was reported, Kaplan accused Cartwright of appearing at a divorce proceeding without required financial documents. He said Taylor wanted to finish the case. Those procedural complaints now sit beside allegations involving violence, surveillance and threats, which rather changes the temperature of the paperwork dispute.
Where does their divorce stand?
Cartwright and Taylor married in 2019 after appearing together on Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules. They later joined The Valley, which continued following their relationship and separation.
Cartwright filed for divorce on August 27, 2024, and listed January 24, 2024, as the date they separated. The divorce was still unresolved in July 2026.
The temporary restraining order was filed exactly two years after the divorce petition. A court hearing will determine whether the protection should remain in place and could also address Cartwright’s custody request.
Until then, the order requires Taylor to keep his distance, while the existing joint-custody framework has not formally disappeared. Taylor had not issued a response to the latest allegations by the morning of August 28.
