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The photo has gone viral. It is Tiffany Score and Stephen Mills, the couple that are white, they're a white couple, and they have a clearly, you can see, black child. And while the couple says that they love this child, obviously Tiffany gave birth to this child. There are so many questions. They are worried about what happened to perhaps her embryos that she had stored back in 2020.
And of course, whether or not the biological parents of this child could come looking one day. Dana Marie McNichol, our Miami Fox News correspondent, has been covering this story. She covered it for us on Fox and Friends this morning, continuing to do it all day. And, you know, Dana Marie, this story is just, you, you, There's so many questions, it's hard to know where to even begin. Explain to us, really, what is it about this case?
How did this happen, and where does it stand? Hey, Griff. Thank you so much for having me. Right. I mean, the story captivated us right from the beginning for, you know, so many different reasons.
You see the picture, you feel for the family. And when speaking to the attorney, we got a lot of information and a lot of insight on exactly what is going on. I can say first that they don't know exactly what happened. The Stephen Mills and Tiffany Score, that's why they decided to sue this fertility center of Orlando.
So on December 11th, this baby was born. They clearly noticed that this does not resemble either of them. They quickly did the genetic testing. They realized that shocking truth. And they have fallen in love with this baby.
This is their child. The attorney said this is their daughter. They want to keep this baby. They want to raise this baby, but they're living in fear, especially because the law doesn't necessarily protect them. The attorney says that this is a really unregulated space in the law, especially in Florida.
There's a lot of protections around surrogates and parents who go through the surrogacy space, but not necessarily through IVF.
So there's a lot of gray space here that, like you mentioned, they're wondering who are the genetic parents and where are their own embryos. We spoke to the attorney Mara Hatfield. I want to toss that soundbite because she kind of explains the questions surrounding it. Let's take a listen. The interesting question becomes: what are the rights that they, as the biologically nurturing now 10-month parents, have versus the rights of the genetic parents that they hope to identify?
And that is very much a developing question that the law is trying to answer because, unfortunately, these mistakes very, very rarely happen, but they do happen. Yeah, you know, you did such a great interview, Dana Marie, because we don't know.
So the biological parents could have stored embryos at the clinic as well. They may or may not be, you know, in the stage of life as well. But yet at the same time, your attorney, Mara Hatfield, pointing out that there's really not much of precedent to deal with.
So what happens when the biological parents find out and they come knocking on the door if Tiffany and Stephen, you know, are raising this child they love. And for all we know, they may believe that, you know, this is one of those moments in life when they realize this is what God decided. They wanted to plant this, you know, child in this family. But yet from a legal standpoint, if a biological parent came knocking on the door, might they have a legal claim for that child, which would be devastating to Stephen and Tiffany. And then the other flip side of the coin is it appears that Stephen and Tiffany have no idea whether or not another couple might be pregnant with or currently raising a child from the embryos that Tiffany stored back in 2020 with the clinic.
That's right. And that's why they took this to court. The attorney did mention that the fertility clinic was not really playing game. They weren't cooperating until they threatened this lawsuit, which is wild. But what the couple is asking is they're asking for complete transparency with patients that Have their embryos stored in this same fertility clinic so other people know exactly what happened and then pay for two types of genetic testing for any of those children that were born within the last five years.
So essentially, they're also trying to protect other parents to see if this could happen again. And this is just the first layer of the lawsuit. I said, hey, we're not hearing anything about money. They're just asking for these first steps to happen. Why is that?
Are you going to bring a civil lawsuit? And she said, absolutely. This is some of the things that we have to do before to make sure we understand what happened, where things went wrong, and then we can ask for those damages. I do want to make sure I get in that statement from the Orlando Fertility Clinic. They did say, yeah, so they did say they are now actively cooperating with this investigation.
We support this patient. They say, quote, all parties are working diligently to help identify when and where the error may have occurred. I priority remain. Transparency and well-being of the patient and child involved.
So, again, so it seems like they are now working through the process of figuring out how to remedy this as it moves forward. I know this couple is struggling. You know, it's so shocking. It's a time when the attorney said they want to be joyful and they are joyful, but now they're having to tell their family and friends.
Now, this is a major national story that's on the front page of so many different news headlines. And so, here at Fox and the journalist team in Miami, we feel for them. We're hoping we can, you know, continue to tell their story. And we know this baby is such a blessing. And it's just a wild journey to share it with all of us and you at home.
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And now, being a brand new parent with so many unanswered questions, did the attorney you spoke to? Relay how Tiffany and Stephen are doing. What's their mental state? How are they handling this? How is it impacting them?
Yeah, she mentioned it's a very emotional time for them. Um, Tiffany did post on Facebook yesterday a beautiful post, a couple of photos of their daughter, and just especially saying, We love her, we want to do what's best for her. Again, there's just so much uncertainty. I think that's really what the attorney said multiple times in the interview: the uncertainty, the fear that somebody, a family, could at any point in time come into their life and have and want their own daughter.
So, like you mentioned, you can't even imagine what it's going, what it's like, postpartum, one month, having this baby, and then all of this surrounding it.
So, they're in this legal battle. They want answers, and so that's what they're working through right now. The judge ordered an emergency hearing to get things going so the fertility clinic could get some answers. But the attorney did mention that one of those genetic tests could take a little bit of time.
So, we'll see. We're going to be covering this very closely. Of course, when that photo came out, you can see how much that baby loves the parents. The attorney even mentioned that, regardless of the genetics, that baby is connected to that couple. Like that's their parents.
And you could clearly see it when interacting with them.
So, yeah, I mean, I think we're all just as stunned as them watching this story. It's interesting.
So, and I know you will do such a yeoman's job, a great job of covering this as it goes forward. And you mentioned kind of the timeline here.
So, we expect the court proceedings to pick up kind of quickly. And I don't want to put you on the spot here. I've just got about 45 seconds left here, but any indication as to sort of the direction in the court path this may take? Like what we can expect will develop next? You know, the attorney, she does so we do know They confirmed that the fertility clinic has agreed to that preliminary testing.
So, the things that they're asking for in this stage of the hearing, they seem like they're cooperating with.
Now, a civil lawsuit is completely different. They have to file that separately.
So, you know, this could take years, Griff. Oh, these poor parents, unbelievable. Dana Marie McNichol, Miami Bureau, Fox News correspondent, you're doing a great job covering it. Tune into Fox and check her out. Dana Marie, thank you so much.
