The ensuing court case, in which the plaints ranged from breach of contract to incitement to adultery, dragged on for four years. The father finally won the case but at enormous financial cost; the surrogate suffered both physical and emotional anguish and her marriage disintegrated.
訴訟範圍自「違約」到「誘姦」，打了近四年的官司，最後父親勝訴，但花了鉅額的代價；孕母則身心受創、家庭解體。