A heartbroken Australian tries to save his newborn daughter from adoption after his American girlfriend returns to the US and doesn’t return.
Daniel Gaut, from Sydney’s north, was on holiday in the United States when he met someone he thought would be ‘the love of his life’.
A whirlwind romance began and within days his new love Liv moved from Texas to Australia.
“She said there’s nothing left for me in Texas… all my heart and energy is in Australia,” Gaut said. A current issue.
Daniel Gaut, from Sydney’s north, was on holiday in the United States when he met someone he thought would be ‘the love of his life’
The couple was inseparable and was expecting their first child together.
“I was ready when I was 21,” Gaut said of having a child.
“I knew it was just in my future and I was just waiting for everything to align.”
Cracks began to appear when his girlfriend returned home to Texas feeling homesick, feeling like she needed to be closer to her support network.
After what was supposed to be a ‘visit’, Mr Gaut received the devastating news that Liv was not returning and was back with her ex-partner.
Cracks began to appear when his girlfriend returned home to Texas feeling homesick because she felt she needed to be closer to her support network – and never returned
He said it was both shocking and heartbreaking to hear this while she was pregnant with their daughter.
Liv dropped a second bombshell when she told her Australian ex-lover that she wanted to put their daughter up for adoption.
Mr Gaut said he told her to stop. He said this is “so wrong” and goes against all his morals.
Now he’s trying to raise the baby on his own.
“I will do whatever it takes so I can be the father and shower her with love,” he said.
Liv agreed to his plan to name their daughter Ana, which comes from the Sanskrit word Anunta, and bring her back to Australia.
Liv agreed to his plan to name their daughter Ana, which comes from the Sanskrit word Anunta, and bring her back to Australia.
For this to happen, he must go to the US and arrange the paperwork to bring the child back to Australia.
Being strapped for cash, Gaut relies on financial support from the community to make his dream a reality.
a GoFundMe page is set up to help him achieve his goal.
He said he has received some incredible donations from people eager to support him as he navigated the bureaucratic process.
“I just want to be the best dad I can be,” Gaut said.
“I hope and pray and everyone prays that it will be a happy ending.”