Florida couple sues fertility clinic over embryo mix-up

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Florida couple Tiffany Score and Steven Mills are seeking to reunite the baby girl they welcomed, Shea, with her biological parents after genetic testing revealed she is not biologically theirs, as of March 2, 2026, following a lawsuit filed against the Fertility Center of Orlando in January 2026. The couple, who are both Caucasian, became suspicious due to the baby's appearance after her birth on December 11, 2025. Their attorney reported that multiple families have come forward, believing they might be genetically related to Shea, and the couple is also concerned about their own three stored embryos. The lawsuit, which also names Dr. Milton McNichol, does not seek monetary damages but rather information regarding the biological parents and the fate of their own embryos, with the clinic, IVF Life, Inc., stating it is cooperating with an investigation.

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Florida couple Tiffany Score and Steven Mills, suing the Fertility Center of Orlando over an embryo mix-up, are now seeking to reunite the baby girl they welcomed with her biological parents. Their attorney reported that multiple families have come forward, believing they might be genetically related to the child, Shea. The couple is also concerned about their own stored embryos.

via globalnews.ca

A Florida couple, Tiffany Score and Steven Mills, is suing the Fertility Center of Orlando after the woman gave birth to a baby girl on December 11, 2025, who genetic testing revealed is not biologically theirs. The couple, who are both Caucasian, became suspicious due to the baby's appearance, which was confirmed by genetic testing. The lawsuit, filed in January 2026, seeks to identify the biological parents and determine the fate of their own embryos.

via Orlando Today·YouTube·The Independent

A Florida couple is suing the Fertility Center of Orlando over an alleged embryo mix-up, with court filings revealing a potentially chaotic labeling system that increased the risk of identification errors. The couple has identified a potential lead: a woman with a similar last name who also had an embryo transfer on April 7, 2025. The lawsuit claims the clinic implanted the wrong embryo, leading to the birth of a baby girl not genetically related to them.

via orlandotoday.com

The lawsuit filed by Tiffany Score and Steven Mills does not seek monetary damages, but rather information regarding their baby's biological parents and the fate of their own embryos. The clinic, IVF Life, Inc., has stated it is cooperating with an investigation into the error.

via hindustantimes.com

An emergency hearing was held in the lawsuit, where the couple's lawyer argued the embryo mix-up could have occurred during storage or implantation and requested the clinic fund five years of genetic testing.

via timesofindia.indiatimes.com

The lawsuit specifies that the clinic allegedly implanted another patient's embryo in April 2025, and the couple had stored their own three viable embryos in 2020.

via mirror.co.uk·knews.kathimerini.com.cy

Tiffany Score and Steven Mills are suing not only IVF Life, Inc. (Fertility Center of Orlando) but also Dr. Milton McNichol in connection with the embryo mix-up.

via lawandcrime.com

The lawsuit against IVF Life, Inc. and Dr. Milton McNichol was officially filed on January 22 in Orange County Circuit Court.

via thegrio.com

2025

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