Madonna’s ‘Mercy’ adoption appeal approved

After months of chaos and high drama surrounding the international sensation Madonna’s appeal to adopt a second child, Mercy James, from Malawi, the country's highest court has ruled in the singer’s favour. All smiles and celebrating the court’s ruling, Madonna can now take home the four-yr-old Mercy James. The singer had made persistent efforts to adopt James but was met with numerous legal hurdles.

Spicezee Bureau

Los Angeles, June 12: After months of chaos and high drama surrounding the international sensation Madonna’s appeal to adopt a second child, Mercy James, from Malawi, the country's highest court has ruled in the singer’s favour. All smiles and celebrating the court’s ruling, Madonna can now take home the four-yr- old Mercy James. The singer had made persistent efforts to adopt Mercy James but was met with numerous legal hurdles. Besides the legal snags, James Kambewa, a man believed to be the biological father of Mercy had also made unsavoury claims about the singer. Madonna was appealing against an earlier decision in April that she could not adopt Chifundo "Mercy" James. Judge Esmie Chondo had at that time declined the adoption stating that the prospective parents had to be Malawi residents for 18 months. However, the rule was waived in 2006 when Madonna adopted a boy, David, from the southern African state. Mercy had been living in an orphanage since her 18-year-old mother died shortly after giving birth. Well with the court ruling in her favour, the singer, who had been embroiled in a messy legal trouble, can now focus on being the mother to the child she wanted so much!