Florida Couple Sues IVF Clinic After Birth of Non-Genetically Related Baby

Tiffany Score and Steven Mills allege 'heartbreaking error' at Fertility Centre of Orlando

Jan. 30, 2026 at 5:39am

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A Florida couple is suing an IVF clinic, IVF Life Inc., after giving birth to a baby who does not share either of their genetics. Real estate agent Tiffany Score and her partner Steven Mills filed the lawsuit, stating that while they are both Caucasian, the baby displayed physical characteristics of a non-Caucasian child. Genetic testing confirmed the child is not theirs, leaving the couple facing the possibility of the baby being taken away by her true parents.

Why it matters

This case highlights the critical importance of proper procedures and oversight in IVF clinics to ensure mistakes like this do not occur. The emotional toll on the couple, who had fallen in love with the child, as well as the potential disruption to the child's life, underscores the need for stringent regulations and accountability in the fertility industry.

The details

Score and Mills hired IVF Life to help them have a child about five years ago using in vitro fertilization. After Score gave birth, it became clear that IVF Life had made a shocking error. The couple has now filed a lawsuit against the clinic and its director, Dr. Milton McNichol, demanding to see records and requesting genetic testing of all children born with the clinic's support in the last year.

  • Score and Mills hired IVF Life about five years ago.
  • Score became pregnant in April.
  • The couple filed the lawsuit on January 22, 2026.

The players

Tiffany Score

A real estate agent and one half of the couple suing the IVF clinic.

Steven Mills

The partner of Tiffany Score and the other half of the couple suing the IVF clinic.

IVF Life Inc.

The IVF clinic that the couple is suing, which operates as Fertility Centre of Orlando.

Dr. Milton McNichol

The director of the Fertility Centre of Orlando, who is named in the lawsuit.

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What they’re saying

“We love our little girl, and if possible, we would hope to be able to continue to raise her ourselves with confidence that she won't be taken away from us.”

— Tiffany Score and Steven Mills (News 6)

“They have fallen in love with this child. They would be thrilled in the knowledge that they could raise this child. But their concern is that this is someone else's child, and someone could show up at any time and claim the baby and take that baby away from them.”

— Jack Scarola, Lawyer for the couple (Orlando Sentinel)

What’s next

The judge in the case will decide on whether the couple can continue to raise the child or if the baby must be returned to her biological parents.

The takeaway

This case highlights the critical need for strict protocols and oversight in the fertility industry to prevent devastating mix-ups that can traumatize families. It also underscores the emotional toll that such errors can have on parents who have fallen in love with a child not biologically their own.