Category Archives: Embryo Disputes

Does Family Court Have Jurisdiction Over an Embryo Dispute Between Unmarried Partners?

By The Law Office of Fedor Kozlov, P.C. | Posted on November 9, 2026

If an unmarried couple creates frozen embryos through IVF and later breaks up, a tough legal question can come up about who controls those embryos and whether one person can use them without the other’s consent. Illinois law sees this as different from a typical parenting time or child custody dispute, since there is… Read More »