In a naissance error that has drawn new attention to fertility clinic safeguards, a Florida couple says they have now identified the biological parents of the baby they carried and raised. Tiffany Score and Steven Mills made the disclosure this week, saying the discovery closes one painful chapter even as larger questions remain unresolved. The couple’s case began after an embryo mix-up at a fertility clinic in March 2025 and has since become a legal fight centered on custody, missing embryos, and emotional harm.
What changed this week
The couple’s lawyers said the match was made after biological testing showed the child is 100% South Asian, helping narrow the search to 16 possible couples with similar retrieval and transfer dates. A correspondence was then established this week with one couple whose identity has not been disclosed. It is still unclear whether those biological parents will seek custody of the child.
Score and Mills said relayed by their attorneys that one fact has never changed for them: they will always love the child and remain her parents. The couple, who had their first child in December 2025 after five years of attempts, filed suit on January 22, 2026, against IVF Life Inc. over the embryo mix-up. Their lawyers say the case has caused severe emotional trauma.
Naissance and the fight over unanswered questions
Even with the biological parents now identified, the couple still wants answers about their missing embryos and whether one of them may have led to another biological child elsewhere. Me Jack Scarola, one of the couple’s attorneys, said the legal process continues to examine those questions and that compensation for costs and deep emotional trauma is now also a priority.
The couple has described the bond with the baby, Shea, as extremely strong, while living with the fear that she could be taken away. They also face uncertainty over where their own embryos are.
Clinic closure adds another layer
Earlier this month, the Orlando fertility clinic said it planned to close on May 20, 2026, after what it described as careful consideration. Patients were invited to transfer their records to CNY Fertility, which said it would continue the work.
The closure does not end the case. The lawsuit remains active, the custody question is unresolved, and the family’s next steps will likely depend on what the court and the newly identified biological parents decide in the days ahead. For now, the naissance error remains at the center of both a personal tragedy and a broader legal reckoning.
