Dorothy Lee Barnett had "kidnapped" their 10-month-old daughter, Savannah Todd, and fled 20 years ago. Only last year, the father, Benjamin Harris Todd, had found her and got her arrested as well as agree to get extradited to the U.S. for trial.

The daughter, Savannah Todd, stands by Dorothy, as does her son by her second husband.

Accusing his ex-wife of misleading Savannah, Benjamin charged that the mother would consider her daughter of "being disloyal" if she met her father. According to news.com, his email communication with Savannah has not been regular.

The kidnapping happened in 1994, when Dorothy had escaped with Savanna from South Carolina. She took the step because she had separated from Benjamin in 1993, and lost custody rights. She could see her daughter under supervision only for two weekends in a month. On her fifth visit, she fled with her daughter after leaving for a birthday party. The US issued an arrest warrant immediately.

She fled to South Africa and married Juan Geldenhuys in 1995, with whom she had a son named Reece. They went on to become citizens of New Zealand. After she separated from her second husband, she shifted to Queensland with her two children. Police accuse her of having used various names to escape.

Last year, Benjamin Todd had been tipped off by another friend of her second husband. The friend had heard some snippets of conversations that convinced him that things were amiss, as Dorothy spoke about a former relationship that was "abusive", and addressed her daughter as Savanna, not Samantha Geldenhuys from Queensland.

The friend became curious and began to search for the facts. He located the original story, and found some "wanted posters" that helped him understand Savanna's original identity. Finally, last year, 53-year-old Dorothy Lee Barnett was taken into custody in Sunshine Coast where Benjamin located her after 19 years.

Dorothy was arrested and accused of kidnapping and fudging her passport and documents, stated ABC.

In April, she faced an extradition hearing. Her lawyers had appealed to the federal government to reverse the extradition.

Savanna in court held a placard with "We love you mum" on it. A court document had recorded Savanna's description of her mother as "an amazing woman, having raised both myself and my brother and always giving us the support we needed to become the people that we are", according to news.com.

Barnett has been charged with fudging the passport documents. Hence, she is still in custody over extradition in Queensland's correctional facility. The rules could put her behind bars for more than 10 years if she is found guilty.

However, she gets regular visits from Savanna and Reece.

In two months, Dorothy Barnett will be escorted to the U.S. by officials. According to Brisbane Times, though her advocates have pleaded that the federal government should not allow the extradition, federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan had ordered this week that she should be surrendered.