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The Malawi courts decline her petition to adopt another baby from the country.
Sad news in Madonna’s world today: the Malawi courts denied her petition to adopt a second child from the country, orphan Mercy James, 3. The courts denied the adoption citing the Malawian adoption rule that the petitioner must be a resident of the country for 18-24 months to be eligible to adopt, the same stipulation that was waived for the adoption of her son, David, 3.
As a closed-door hearing, the judge stated, “I must have to decline to grant the application to Madonna. By removing the very safeguard that is supposed to protect our children, the courts … Read More
Judgment on case delayed until Friday, court battle presumably wages on.
Well, like Denise Richards, it’s evidently complicated. Madonna’s adoption of 3-year-old orphan Mercy James has not yet been approved. The pop star spent an hour in court in the Malawi capital of Lilongwe on Monday where a judge delayed ruling on her adoption application until this Friday. No further court records of the proceedings are available but we understand that Madonna faces much opposition from multiple parties, including the child’s own grandmother, who has told Britain’s The Sun, "Why doesn't this singer pick other children? It is stealing. I want to go to court. I won't let her go." … Read More
The Material Mom puts romance aside to adopt another Malawian child.
It’s official: Madonna is adopting another adorable Malawian baby! Mercy James, 3, will be the newest addition to Madonna’s family and will be the second child Madonna has adopted from the country, joining brother David Banda, also 3, who was adopted in 2006. An official from the ministry of Gender and Child Development went on to explain that the little girl is from "Mchinji Home of Hope orphanage. She has no father and mother, they both died...We finished the assessment yesterday in readiness for the courts next week."
Madonna’s romantic trials and tribulations were almost a deal breaker for the adoption. … Read More
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