Couple in IVF Clinic Mixup Reach Deal to Keep the Baby

The Florida couple who realized their newborn wasn't biologically theirs will remain her legal parents. Steven Mills and Tiffany Score reached a confidential custody deal with the child's genetic parents, identified only as "Patient 004," after a lawsuit over an alleged embryo mix-up at the now-closed Fertility Center of Orlando. The white couple grew suspicious when their daughter, Shea, born in December 2025 via IVF, appeared to be of a different race; DNA testing later confirmed no biological link. Court filings say Mills and Score sought to locate Shea's genetic parents and to test other patients' children for potential errors. Their own three embryos remain in question. The clinic shut down in May and faces separate malpractice claims. "We will love and be this child's parents forever," the couple said in April.