Madonna’s Request For Adoption is Rejected

April 3, 2009 by tiffanyb
Filed under: Celebrity Baby News

Madonna has been denied from adopting another kid from Malawi.

A judge and a lawyer have told the Associated Press that Madonna has been denied her adoption request due to a Malawian residency law for adoption. The residency requirement for Malawi is 18-24 months. Madonna splits her time in between London and New York.

Madonna adopted her son David from Malawi in 2008, two years after she was granted custody of him and allowed to take him out of the country. This caused a lot of controversy back then as people said she got special treatment because she was a celebrity.

The singer was set to adopt a little girl from Malawi named Mercy who was from the same orphanage as David was.

At the hearing, the judge said that child welfare is supposed to find suitable parents for the orphans and “not someone who just flies in and out.” She went on to say, “I think the welfare of Chifundo [African for 'Mercy'] will be better served if she grows within the environment of the culture of Malawi.”

When Madonna’s lawyer broke the news to her that she was not going to be able to adopt the little girl, Madonna was said to have sat there “wringing her hands.” She was not present in the courtroom when the ruling came. There is no word if Madonna is going to file an appeal with the courts.