It has been suggested that Stern has been trying to negotiate keeping his executor position and rights to ANS' likeness and other monies in EXCHANGE for giving Birkhead the baby. If true, such an exchange involving a human being is illegal. Further, all that ANS left behind legally belongs to Dannilyn and NOBODY (not even her bio father) has the right to bargain those things away. I believe this might have been what Opri found unethical and refused to be a party to.
"such an exchange involving a human being is illegal"
RIGHT ON AAID!!!!!!