Dad Who Flew 15 Hours To Stop His Baby From Being Put Up For Adoption Must Now Part Ways With Her
Dan Gaut, the father who took a 15-hour flight to prevent his baby daughter from being put up for adoption, is now fighting to be in his child’s life after learning the mother wants to be her primary caregiver.
At the beginning of March, Dan flew from Australia to Austin, Texas, to stop Liv, the mother of his little girl, Ana, from looking for adoption options for her.
- Dan Gaut, the father who took a 15-hour flight to stop his daughter's adoption, now fights to be in her life.
- Liv, the mother, decided to keep their daughter Ana in the US, changing her initial adoption plan.
- Feeling "heartbroken", Dan's wish is to see Ana grow up in Australia.
Now, he says Liv has had a change of heart, and she wants to keep Ana and raise her in the US.
“I feel heartbroken and empty as I’m forced to leave America alone. Liv has changed her mind and wants to keep Ana in the States and be her primary caregiver,” Dan wrote on Instagram on Monday (April 1).
Dan Gaut, the Australian father who traveled 15 hours to stop his ex from putting his baby daughter Ana up for adoption, has shared an update about the case
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“I still hold strong the vision of Ana growing up in Australia in the not to[o] distant future,” the carpenter added.
Dan, who lives in Berowra Waters, Sydney’s north shore, met and fell in love with his ex-girlfriend Liv while vacationing in San Francisco in early 2023.
Liv, from Austin, Texas, didn’t want to part ways with Dan, so she followed the carpenter home to Australia, where they agreed to have a baby.
However, the pair didn’t have a happily-ever-after, as a homesick Liv returned to Texas following her pregnancy announcement.
Little did Dan know that Liv wouldn’t return, as his ex-partner revealed in an upsetting call.
As Dan announced on social media, the baby’s mother has changed her mind and wants to be Ana’s primary caregiver in America
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“I was actually leaving the job site as she’s telling me the news that she got back with her ex-partner,” Dan told the Australian outlet A Current Affair.
“I couldn’t believe it; what is happening? Like, you’re pregnant with my daughter?”
The father was then hit with another surprise, one that was even more concerning: Liv had started looking for adoption options in Texas. “I said, ‘No, stop, don’t promise her to anyone, this is against all my morals,'” he told ACA.
As he didn’t have the funds to cover the travel expenses, Dan started a crowd-funding page to travel to Austin, organize an Australian passport, and bring his little girl home.
“I feel heartbroken and empty as I’m forced to leave America alone,” the father wrote
Image credits: Daniel Gaut
While he may have missed baby Ana’s birth, the proud dad was able to meet her after setting foot in the US.
In an interview he gave after meeting Ana, then two days old, Dan said: “She’s just the cutest little thing, she’s so good, she’s just adorable and just picture perfect.”
“It was like whatever apprehension or possibly awkwardness I might’ve been thinking about at that moment just dissolved.
“The love for her took over, and it was like such a magical, loving moment that I just, just couldn’t wait to hold her.
“She’s just a little angel, really chill, which is phenomenal; I couldn’t ask for anything more.”
Dan, who lives in Berowra Waters, Sydney’s north shore, met and fell in love with his ex-girlfriend Liv while vacationing in San Francisco in early 2023
Image credits: A Current Affair
Image credits: Daniel Gaut
At the time, the carpenter said that his ex-girlfriend had expressed interest in being in Ana’s life, but he didn’t know “how exactly [it was] going to go” once he returned to Australia.
Now, Dan has informed his followers, who have supported him throughout his life-changing journey, that he’ll be using the money from his crowd-funding campaign to seek legal representation so that he can remain in Ana’s life.
“I’d like to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who supported me on this journey,” the father wrote.
“I will use the remaining donations to seek legal representation in Austin and to visit Ana as often as I can.”
In a separate post, the father announced that Ana has her Australian citizenship and passport.
People supported Dan’s fight to be in his daughter’s life
Kid would have a better upbringing and quality of life in Australia. Texas is not where I'd want my children growing up.
I agree that the quality of life is generally better in Australia but it probably wouldn't be for this poor kid. The mother considered putting up the child for adoption and who knows if she'll do it again. Having a parents that want you is more important than where you live, particularly if you're comparing two wealthy world countries.
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Mom is crazy. He should fight for custody and raise his daughter in Australia
Under Texas law (foetus is a child) what the mother did was kidnap. Fight for custody.
No, it isn't; a parent can take their kid wherever they want in the absence of a court order or custody agreement. Stop spewing rubbish.
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Perhaps, to be fair to Liv, every single member of her family, every single one of her friends, and all her work associates, had pointed out to her in detail that she was a truly dreadful human being acting so selfishly that she would be a social leper for the rest of her life. Which they’d be well within their rights to do.
A narcissist who "changed her mind" after convincing this man to have a family with her and wanted to throw her baby away, just to have a new romance suddenly wants to keep her? She doesn't care about the baby. She just wants to have all the control and punish this poor babys real parent even further. US courts need to stop allowing themselves to be weaponized by narcissists to separate attached caregivers from their babies. This baby is now stuck with a flake that couldnt even commit to her own child and will always put her kid last.
Mom played a game with Dad and changed her mind … that ain’t cool … he showed the kind of Father he is by saying NO ! to her adoption plans and went to get his Lil Baby … great Father !! … hope you do get legal help brother and some custody and your little one gets to play on the beach with you … cheering and hoping for you man !! 🙏❤️👍🇨🇦
The father should be given custody. He was lied to and manipulated, and he wanted the child during THE ENTIRE pregnancy, and afterwards! She did not!
How can you or anyone say that?? Your thoughts are so negative , it's a wonder you could believe what you say. The Father loves his baby girl. is someone who truly adores her and wants the world for her. The Mother? That's an entirely different animal.
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This is complete and utter BS. She doesn't want that baby. She just doesn't want to be seen as the monster she is. I hope he fights her and gets custody.
I can guarantee you that the US courts don't look favorably on people that abandon their kids. I hope he gets to keep his little girl. He's gonna have to stay in the States though.
The mother was going to give her away. What happened? Did her new boyfriend dump her? Was she shamed into demanding the child back because she was a selfish twit? The mother shouldn’t automatically get the kid! Dad should get her because he has done all the work to get her & care for her! This ticks me off, that poor dad deserves his child! She’s dual citizenship, he should have some recourse, not just “mom changed her mind so she gets her”. What happens when she finds a new boyfriend? This whole story is heartbreaking & disturbing on so many levels. Poor baby - poor dad 💔
Jim getting a lawyer in Austin will be key. The mom has changed her mind several times now, got back with her previous ex,,, so, if he has a lawyer there in Austin , to represent his interests, if she changes her mind again, then the lawyer can let Dan know, and move to file for custody in family court. Ana deserves a parent willing to keep her, period. Not be wishy washy about it. Plus… this prior experience of mama’s? He is an EX. He is an ex for a reason, and being a father figure to Ana, may not be in his future picture, hence mama changing her tune again. That needs to stop, and DN needs custody.
I'd be very hesitate to leave her. For whatever reason, your ex remained strong in her decision to put the baby up for adoption, till recently. It could be that she genuinely found maternal instincts, and good for her if that's the reason, but it could be worse, she may not want him to have the baby. Just trying to get him away so she can put her up for adoption without him knowing.
You've known each other for less time than it takes to make a cup of coffee. Now a poor child is suffering due to your irresponsible action of coitus without protection. Maybe think about putting something on it, before putting it in !
Last time I checked It takes two people, an egg and a sperm to have a baby
Load More Replies... Kid would have a better upbringing and quality of life in Australia. Texas is not where I'd want my children growing up.
I agree that the quality of life is generally better in Australia but it probably wouldn't be for this poor kid. The mother considered putting up the child for adoption and who knows if she'll do it again. Having a parents that want you is more important than where you live, particularly if you're comparing two wealthy world countries.
Load More Replies... Mom is crazy. He should fight for custody and raise his daughter in Australia
Under Texas law (foetus is a child) what the mother did was kidnap. Fight for custody.
No, it isn't; a parent can take their kid wherever they want in the absence of a court order or custody agreement. Stop spewing rubbish.
Load More Replies... Perhaps, to be fair to Liv, every single member of her family, every single one of her friends, and all her work associates, had pointed out to her in detail that she was a truly dreadful human being acting so selfishly that she would be a social leper for the rest of her life. Which they’d be well within their rights to do.
A narcissist who "changed her mind" after convincing this man to have a family with her and wanted to throw her baby away, just to have a new romance suddenly wants to keep her? She doesn't care about the baby. She just wants to have all the control and punish this poor babys real parent even further. US courts need to stop allowing themselves to be weaponized by narcissists to separate attached caregivers from their babies. This baby is now stuck with a flake that couldnt even commit to her own child and will always put her kid last.
Mom played a game with Dad and changed her mind … that ain’t cool … he showed the kind of Father he is by saying NO ! to her adoption plans and went to get his Lil Baby … great Father !! … hope you do get legal help brother and some custody and your little one gets to play on the beach with you … cheering and hoping for you man !! 🙏❤️👍🇨🇦
The father should be given custody. He was lied to and manipulated, and he wanted the child during THE ENTIRE pregnancy, and afterwards! She did not!
How can you or anyone say that?? Your thoughts are so negative , it's a wonder you could believe what you say. The Father loves his baby girl. is someone who truly adores her and wants the world for her. The Mother? That's an entirely different animal.
Load More Replies... This is complete and utter BS. She doesn't want that baby. She just doesn't want to be seen as the monster she is. I hope he fights her and gets custody.
I can guarantee you that the US courts don't look favorably on people that abandon their kids. I hope he gets to keep his little girl. He's gonna have to stay in the States though.
The mother was going to give her away. What happened? Did her new boyfriend dump her? Was she shamed into demanding the child back because she was a selfish twit? The mother shouldn’t automatically get the kid! Dad should get her because he has done all the work to get her & care for her! This ticks me off, that poor dad deserves his child! She’s dual citizenship, he should have some recourse, not just “mom changed her mind so she gets her”. What happens when she finds a new boyfriend? This whole story is heartbreaking & disturbing on so many levels. Poor baby - poor dad 💔
Jim getting a lawyer in Austin will be key. The mom has changed her mind several times now, got back with her previous ex,,, so, if he has a lawyer there in Austin , to represent his interests, if she changes her mind again, then the lawyer can let Dan know, and move to file for custody in family court. Ana deserves a parent willing to keep her, period. Not be wishy washy about it. Plus… this prior experience of mama’s? He is an EX. He is an ex for a reason, and being a father figure to Ana, may not be in his future picture, hence mama changing her tune again. That needs to stop, and DN needs custody.
I'd be very hesitate to leave her. For whatever reason, your ex remained strong in her decision to put the baby up for adoption, till recently. It could be that she genuinely found maternal instincts, and good for her if that's the reason, but it could be worse, she may not want him to have the baby. Just trying to get him away so she can put her up for adoption without him knowing.
You've known each other for less time than it takes to make a cup of coffee. Now a poor child is suffering due to your irresponsible action of coitus without protection. Maybe think about putting something on it, before putting it in !
Last time I checked It takes two people, an egg and a sperm to have a baby
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