Sofia Vergara’s former fiancé, Nick Loeb, loses the appeal in the fight for frozen embryos: the Louisiana court rules in favor of the Modern Family actress and confirms the rejection of her lawsuit to obtain pre-embryo custody
Sofia Vergara’s former fiancé, Nick Loeb, lost another legal battle in his fight to obtain legal custody of her frozen embryos, after a Louisiana court of appeals ruled in favor of the Modern Family star.
The Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed last week the rejection of a lawsuit Loeb had filed in an attempt to demand pre-embryo custody.
In addition to the motion, the court publicly unsealed the related documents, a reversal that previously sealed the discovery in the case, according to PEOPLE.
Long battle: Sofia Vergara’s former fiancé Nick Loeb lost another legal battle for pre-embryo custody rights; seen in 2013
Nick and Sofia canceled their engagement in 2014, after meeting for four years. She has an adult son, Manolo, from a previous relationship and married Joe Manganiello in November 2015.
She was locked in a bitter lawsuit with her ex in 2015, when she filed documents to protect and terminate two female embryos, which they created and intended to use with a surrogate during their relationship. .
Nick sued in Louisiana because officials there consider embryos to be human beings, while California – where they were created – calls them products.
In the past: Nick and Sofia canceled their engagement in 2014 after meeting for four years; seen in 2010
Sofia and Nick signed a contract at the ART Reproduction Center in Beverly Hills when they created the embryos in 2013, which stated that neither of them could use them without the other’s consent.
She was sued by embryos in 2016, when a lawsuit was filed in Louisiana over her right to life.
The court found that Loeb “is not domiciled in, does not reside and does not intend to reside or reside in any parish in the state of Louisiana.”
Finished: Sofia and Nick signed a contract at the ART Breeding Center in Beverly Hills when they created the embryos in 2013, which stated that neither of them could use them without the other’s consent; seen in 2014
In addition, the court accused Loeb’s team of “forum shopping” to find a court that they hoped would be compatible with their case.
Moreover, on the basis of all the facts found in the testimony, the exhibits, the statements on the statements and the allegations contained in the appellant’s petition and the first amended complaint, it is clear that Mr Loeb blatantly engaged in forum shopping when he selected, in accordance with a member of the bar … Plaquemines Parish will initiate the instant process, with the full knowledge that it was the wrong place ”, it is shown in the court documents. “Their behavior is discredited and mocks Louisiana’s legal system and the bar, and it’s ugly.”
Joe and Sofia first met at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2014 and are said to have had visible chemistry as soon as they were introduced.
“We didn’t start dating until she was alone,” Magic actor Mike told E! News. “I’m not trying to start a fight at the White House.”
Happier: She has an adult son, Manolo, from a previous relationship and married Joe Manganiello in November 2015