Overview
- A court filing dated June 12 shows Tiffany Score and Steven Mills reached a private custody deal with the child’s genetic parents that recognizes Score and Mills as the child’s permanent custodial parents.
- Genetic testing earlier this year established the infant, Shea, is not biologically related to Score and Mills and matched the child to an anonymous patient identified in filings as “Patient 004.”
- Score and Mills sued IVF Life, Inc., doing business as the Fertility Center of Orlando, and its lead doctor in January, alleging the clinic implanted the wrong embryo during an April 2025 transfer.
- The clinic has closed under legal pressure and one embryo labeled for Score and Mills was moved to a new facility for DNA verification, with testing results expected in the coming weeks.
- Plaintiffs say records already point to laboratory or clinic errors that could expand malpractice claims, and the case highlights gaps in U.S. oversight of IVF practices and the need for clearer patient protections.