A Malawian judge has rejected Madonna’s bid to adopt a second child from Malawi because of residency rules, according to an Associated Press report. According to the report, Malawi adoption regulations require that prospective parents live in the southern African nation for at least 18 months.
The residency rule was waived in 2006, when Madonna was permitted to take her adopted son, David, to London before his adoption was finalized in 2008. It was not clear why Judge Esme Chombo ruled differently today. Another judge had handled Madonna’s previous adoption case.
Malawi’s child welfare minister had endorsed Madonna’s adoption application, but Madonna’s request had drawn fire from critics who said the little girl she intended to adopt would be better off with relatives in her native country.
Early Friday there was no indication of how Madonna had reacted to the ruling, or what her next move might be.
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