White couple gave delivery to Asian daughter after fertility clinic mishap

A white New Jersey couple who had a daughter by way of IVF have been surprised when the newborn developed “Asian options” — and a DNA take a look at proved the husband was not the daddy, in line with their lawsuit towards the clinic.

Kristina Koedderich and Drew Wasilewski, who at the moment are divorced, went to the Institute for Reproductive Drugs and Science at Saint Barnabas in 2012 and spent $500,000 for remedy, in line with the courtroom papers filed in Essex County Superior Court docket.

Their daughter was born in 2013 and “a pair years later, they seen the newborn began having Asian options,” the couple’s lawyer David Mazie of Mazie, Slater, Katz & Freeman, informed The Publish.

A DNA take a look at in 2015 confirmed that there was “0% likelihood” that Drew, 49, was his daughter’s organic father, in line with the swimsuit.

The clinic’s negligence brought about “the breakdown of the wedding between Kristina and Drew Wasilewski,” claims the swimsuit.

Superior Court docket Choose Keith Lynott final month ordered the clinic handy over an inventory of males who donated sperm across the identical time the couple used the power — within the hopes of narrowing down who the lady’s organic father is.

The mother and father wish to know whose sperm was used to allow them to find out about their now-6-year-old daughter’s genetic historical past — and in case she needs to have a relationship together with her organic dad sooner or later.

“They love her very a lot, however it’s a really delicate and really aggravating scenario for them,” Mazie stated.

In addition they wish to know if Drew’s semen was used for another person’s IVF remedy.

The couple is in search of unspecified financial damages, saying the clinic’s mistake brought about “nice ache, struggling, everlasting accidents and disabilities, in addition to the lack of enjoyment of the standard of life.”

A spokesperson for Saint Barnabas Medical Middle informed Patch they don’t touch upon litigation issues.

Final month, an Ohio couple who additionally went by way of IVF remedy filed a lawsuit claiming their clinic used a stranger’s sperm to father their now-24-year-old daughter.