A Sydney tradie has been dealt a devastating blow within the bid for custody of his new child daughter.
Carpenter Dan Gaut, from Sydney’s North, caught the eye of Australians throughout the nation when he shared his heartbreaking story with A Present Affair in February.
The tradie was trying ahead to the approaching delivery of his daughter till his girlfriend, Liv, immediately returned dwelling to the USA with out him.
She then rekindled a relationship with a former companion and introduced she would put their child up for adoption, however Mr Gaut struck a deal.
If he flew to the US to be along with her throughout or shortly after the delivery in March, his ex would legally hand their daughter Ana over to him completely.
Now the tradie has revealed his ex has modified her thoughts and determined to maintain child Ana as a substitute.
“I really feel heartbroken and empty as I’m compelled to go away America alone,” Mr Gaut posted to Instagram.
“Liv has modified her thoughts and desires to maintain Ana within the States and be her main caregiver.
“I’d like to precise my deepest gratitude to everybody who supported me on this journey.
“I’ll use the remaining donations to hunt authorized illustration in Austin and to go to Ana as typically as I can,” he continued.
“I nonetheless maintain sturdy the imaginative and prescient of Ana rising up in Australia within the not too distant future.”
The Sydney tradie was united together with his child daughter after making the frantic sprint to the US to stop her adoption.
Mr Gaut reportedly jumped on a 15-hour flight to Texas one month in the past after studying his ex had gone into labour earlier than her March due date.
On the time, the Sydney native informed A Present Affair he “didn’t sleep a wink (on the flight)”.
“She’s simply the cutest little factor, she’s so good, she’s simply cute and simply image good,” he mentioned after assembly his daughter for the primary time.
“No matter apprehension or presumably awkwardness I would’ve been desirous about in that second simply dissolved. The love for her took over and it was like such a magical loving second that I simply, simply couldn’t wait to carry her.
“She’s just a bit angel … I couldn’t ask for something extra.”
On the time, Mr Gaut mentioned he was taking issues “sooner or later at a time” as he learnt the ropes of changing into a brand new father.
Now the heartbreaking determination means Mr Gaut will return to Australia with out his daughter regardless of earlier preparations.
“We don’t know the way it’s going to go however she’s very supportive of me bringing the newborn over (to Australia),” he beforehand informed A Present Affair.
“I can’t tie myself in knots desirous about all of the levels alongside the way in which, so it’s simply sooner or later at a time.
“I’ve to get a US passport which may take, even I quick monitor it, as much as 5 weeks.
“As soon as I’ve the passport in my palms (the subsequent step is) getting one of many ETA (digital journey authority) apps for the Australian visa for her after which on the identical time we’re submitting for her Australian citizenship.”
His ex-girlfriend initially provided to make the journey again to Australia to assist the brand new father fly dwelling with child Ana – brief for Anuta.
Mr Gaut had met his ex whereas holidaying in San Francisco in early 2023 earlier than she adopted him again to Australia.
The pair “had been deeply in love and agreed to have a child collectively”.
Nonetheless, the tradie mentioned he was left “heartbroken” when his ex returned to the US for a “go to” looking for her “assist community” and informed him she was contemplating handing the newborn to US adoption brokers.
“She was beginning to ship me adoption choices for those who she knew in Texas, and she or he was sending me the hyperlinks to the Instagram web page,” he beforehand informed A Present Affair.
“And I used to be like, ‘No, that is, cease, don’t promise her to anybody.”
A GoFundMe crowd-funding marketing campaign was arrange by Mr Gaut’s buddies to assist with journey and immigration prices.
“I don’t know the way I’ll do that, however I do know that I’ll do all the pieces I can to deliver my daughter dwelling and bathe her with love and acceptance,” Mr Gaut mentioned on the GoFundMe.
“Each youngster ought to know they’re beloved and needed. I simply wish to be the perfect Dad that I can presumably be.
“I wish to be there each step of the way in which for my little Ana.”
