Florida Couple Will Keep Custody of Child After IVF Mix-Up
Genetic testing showed Shea was not related to Tiffany Score and Steven Mills, and both families agreed the biological parents will stay involved.
- On Friday, Tiffany Score and Steven Mills announced they reached a custody agreement to retain full custody of their daughter, Shea, following an IVF mix-up at the Fertility Center of Orlando.
- In December 2025, the couple welcomed Shea, but noticed she displayed physical traits of a non-Caucasian child, prompting genetic testing that revealed she was not biologically related to either parent.
- Testing confirmed the infant was 100% South Asian, leading the family to sue the Fertility Center and reproductive endocrinologist Milton McNichol for alleged negligent actions causing the embryo swap.
- Attorney Rob Marcereau stated his clients agreed to let the couple keep custody, describing the situation as 'heartbreaking' and 'impossible,' though they intend to maintain a relationship with Shea.
- Both families are pursuing legal action against the closed Fertility Center, while the extraordinary case highlights concerns regarding the lack of oversight for IVF practices in the U.S.
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Florida Couple To Retain Custody Of Child After IVF Mix-Up, Biological Parents To Remain Involved
A Florida couple who discovered the child they conceived through in vitro fertilization was not genetically related to them will retain permanent custody under an agreement reached with the child’s biological parents, according to court records and statements from both families. Tiffany Score and Steven Mills announced the agreement after identifying the biological parents of their daughter, Shea, through genetic testing earlier this year. In a …
Biological Parents Of Baby Born To Different Couple Thanks To IVF-Embryo Mix-Up Lose Custody
Just days after the two families at the heart of a heartbreaking IVF mix-up reached a permanent custodial agreement, the anonymous biological parents have broken their silence, saying they are “heartbroken” after losing custody of the child. The baby girl was born to Tiffany Score and Steven Mills, a caucasian couple from Central Florida, after a fertility clinic implanted the wrong embryo, with DNA testing later confirming the baby was not gene…
Biological parents of baby born to another couple in IVF-embryo mix-up are ‘heartbroken’ after losing custody
The biological parents of a baby girl born to another couple after an IVF mix-up in Florida are "heartbroken" and would have wanted to fight for custody of the child, according to their lawyer.
Unfathomable IVF Embryo Mix-Up Has Biological Parents 'Heartbroken' & Unable To Fight For Custody From Couple Who Gave Birth
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] One of the most heartbreaking fertility stories in recent memory has taken another emotional turn. The biological parents of a baby girl who was born to a different couple after an alleged in vitro fertilization (IVF) embryo mix-up have reportedly decided not to pursue a custody fight, according to multiple news reports this week — despite the immense pain they say they have experienced throughout the or…

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