Florida Couple Reaches Custody Agreement After IVF Mix-up, Documents Show
- Tiffany Score and Steven Mills reached a custody agreement regarding their daughter, Shea, according to a June 12 court filing. The agreement establishes Score and Mills as Shea's permanent custodial parents.
- After their daughter, born Dec. 11, 2025, displayed physical characteristics of a non-Caucasian child, Score and Mills sued the Fertility Center of Orlando in Longwood. Genetic testing confirmed the baby was 100% South Asian.
- In April, attorneys identified the biological parents as Patient 004, the only patient in the March 2020 retrieval group from which Shea likely developed. The agreement between both families remains confidential.
- DNA verification for the couple's remaining embryo is expected in six weeks following its transfer to a new facility. Score and Mills are researching potential laboratory-clinic errors to substantiate damages claims against the defendants.
- Following the Fertility Center of Orlando's closure, plaintiffs are investigating whether other patients were affected by laboratory-clinic errors. They expect to ask the court for permission to update their lawsuit with additional claims or defendants.
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South Asian couple lose custody of baby born to white couple after IVF mix-up
Shea was born in December 2025 after an embryo belonging to another couple was implanted during IVF treatment (Picture: Facebook) A Florida couple who spent six months raising a baby girl after a huge IVF mix-up have reached an agreement with the child’s biological parents, bringing a remarkable custody dispute to an end. Tiffany Score and Steven Mills became parents to baby Shea after an embryo was implanted during IVF treatment in 2025. It was…
Florida couple in IVF mix-up to keep baby not genetically theirs after custody deal
A Florida couple will keep permanent custody of the baby they raised after an apparent IVF embryo mix-up. The agreement ends the custody dispute, but their lawsuit over the missing embryos continues.
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida couple who welcomed a child genetically unrelated to them after an alleged embryo mix-up at a fertility clinic they subsequently sued will raise the child as their own after reaching an agreement with the child’s biological parents, according to the couple. Tiffany Score and Steven Mills welcomed a daughter, Shea, in December of last year. Later, genetic testing revealed that the baby wa…
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