A judge in Virginia has ruled that frozen embryos are not a property that can be divided up despite a previous ruling stating ...

Nearly 10 months after closing arguments, Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Dontaè L. Bugg wrote in an opinion letter earlier this month that he would dismiss a cancer survivor’s partition lawsuit against ...

A Virginia judge ruled that human embryos are not property, despite a court having previously ruled that embryos could be ...

But in a March 7, 2025, opinion letter, Judge Dontae L. Bugg disagreed, dismissing Honeyhline Heidemann's suit and holding that "human embryos are not subject to partition" under Virginia law "as ...

Key Takeaways A Virginia judge ruled that frozen embryos are not property and cannot be divided like goods. The ...

Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Dontae Bugg dismissed Honeyhline Heidemann’s case against her ex-husband, Jason Heidemann, for access to embryos produced during their marriage. In 2019 ...

Nearly 10 months after closing arguments, Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Dontaè L. Bugg wrote in an opinion letter earlier this month that he would dismiss a cancer survivor’s partition lawsuit ...

Nearly 10 months after closing arguments, Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Dontaè L. Bugg wrote in an opinion letter earlier this month that he would dismiss a cancer survivor’s partition lawsuit ...

Judge Finds Frozen Embryos Are Not Divisible Property in Cancer Survivor's Case Against Ex-Husband FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia judge determined embryos are not property that can be ...