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Embryo Mix-Up: Couple to Raise Unrelated Child
17 Jun
Summary
- Couple will raise child conceived from another couple's embryo.
- Custody agreement reached with biological parents.
- Fertility clinic faces lawsuit after alleged embryo mix-up.
A Florida couple, Tiffany Score and Steven Mills, who welcomed a daughter named Shea in December 2025, have reached an agreement to raise her as their own. Genetic testing revealed Shea was not biologically related to Score and Mills, who are both white, and displayed a non-Caucasian appearance. This discovery followed an alleged embryo mix-up at the now-closed IVF Life, Inc., formerly known as the Fertility Center of Orlando.
Score and Mills have since established a "mutually devised custody agreement" with Shea's biological parents, agreeing to raise Shea while fostering a friendship with the genetic parents. The couple is suing IVF Life, Inc. and its former director, Dr. Milton McNichol, for damages, alleging the clinic implanted an incorrect embryo into Score in March 2025. They seek compensation for genetic testing and disclosure of errors to other patients.
IVF Life, Inc. previously stated it was cooperating with an investigation to determine the source of the error. An attorney for the clinic declined further comment following the custody agreement. The identities of Shea's biological parents remain confidential.
