huffingtonpost.com - 6/12/2009
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BLANTYRE, Malawi — Madonna can adopt a second child from Malawi, the southern African country's highest court ruled Friday, overturning a lower court decision it said was out of touch with the times.
Chief Justice Lovemore Munlo, reading the three-judge panel's ruling, also said the singer's commitment to helping disadvantaged children should have been taken into account when deciding on Madonna's request to adopt 3-year-old Chifundo "Mercy" James.
Madonna has founded a charity, ...
bittenandbound.com - 6/12/2009
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Madonna received notification at 2:00 a.m. Friday from
her Malawi lawyer, Alan Chinula , that she has...
won the adoption appeal and will be able to bring Chifundo “Mercy” James home to America. According to Cinula, “She was ecstatic when I broke the news to her. She said, ...
Madonna Wins Adoption Fight, Mercy James Heading to NY
news.bbc.co.uk - 6/12/2009
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news.bbc.co.uk —
Madonna has said she is "ecstatic" after her
bid to adopt a second child was approved by...
a Malawian court. The 50-year-old had appealed after a lower court rejected her original application to adopt Chifundo "Mercy" James, four, over residency issues. ...
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Madonna 'ecstatic' over adoption
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Malawi Approves Madonna’s Adoption
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Madonna can adopt a second child from Malawi, the southern African country’s highest court ruled Friday, overturning a lower court decision it said was out of touch with the times.
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Madonna Wins Adoption Appeal for Mercy
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... Madonna's adoption appeal for Mercy James was approved early this morning by Malawi's Supreme Court. The judge ruled that her ...
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Madonna Wins Adoption Appeal
thepaparazzis.com 6/12/2009 —
On Friday, Malawi’s highest court ruled that Madonna can adopt a second child — 3-year-old Chifundo “Mercy” James — from the African country.
“It’s the wee hours of morning in New York, but she is excited at the news,” Madonna’s lawyer ...
Madonna’s adoption appeal is about to be approved, The Sun reports
celebitchy.com 6/9/2009 —
Madonna was devastated to learn that the Malawian high court denied her adoption bid for three year-old Mercy James in early April . (Mercy could be four at this point, the reports differ.) Madonna appealed the decision but it was unknown whether ...
Madonna always wins
theblemish.com 6/9/2009 —
Last we left Madonna, her attempted adoption of Mercy from Malawi was blocked by a judge who cited an outdated law that she hadn’t lived in the state for 18 months and therefore couldn’t adopt. She’s been appealing the decision ...
Madonna Is A Mother Again!
evilbeetgossip.film.com 6/13/2009 —
It’s official ! The adoption has gone through and Madonna is in the process of arranging a private jet to bring three-year-old Malawi orphan Mercy to her new home in New York. She will join her new brother David, also a native of Malawi, ...
Madonna gets her Mercy
allieiswired.com 6/15/2009 — I hate to say I told you so but:
“I told you so, told you so”
As if Queen of Pop, Madonna was going to let a little something like a judge ruling stopping her from getting what she wants and low and behold that’s exactly what happened - Madge got what she wants!
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Madonna is Someone’s Mom Again
celebwarship.com 6/16/2009 —
In a surprise appeal, Malawi’s Supreme Court announced they would let Madonna adopt three year old orphan Mercy James. This decision came a couple months after another Malawi court denied Madonna’s request on the grounds that she ...
Madonna Wins Adoption Case
tonicgossip.com 6/12/2009 — Blantyre, Malawi-Madonna is permitted to adopt "Mercy." The decision was made by Malawi's highest court Friday. The court overruled the decision of the lower court in which the pop star can have another member to her growing family-sans Guy Ritchie.
"I'm ecstatic," says Madonna in her ...
Madonna Gives Mercy A Lift
knockedupcelebs.com 6/28/2009 — Madonna was seen with her new baby girl, Mercy James , in London, England on Friday. She adopted Mercy from Malawi just recently. I think Madonna is looking happier now than she has for a long time. Congratulations goes to Madonna and the family on the new addition
Report: Madonna and Mercy Reunite in London Today
usmagazine.com 6/20/2009 — After a grueling months-long adoption process, Madonna 's new daughter has finally joined the star in London.
Chifundo "Mercy" James flew from her native Malawi on a private jet headed for London, the Associated Press reports on Saturday.
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Madonna’s Adoption Appeal Has Been Approved
yeeeah.com 6/12/2009 —
Madonna’s appeal of her rejected adoption bid was approved this morning by the Malawi High Court. From Us Weekly :
On Friday, Malawi’s highest court ruled that Madonna can adopt a second child — 3-year-old Chifundo “Mercy” James — from the African ...
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OK! Magazine :: News Feed 6/12/2009
The Material Girl will be permitted to adopt 4-year-old Mercy James. It's a happy day for Madonna , who was finally granted her wish by the Supreme Court of Malawi on Friday morning, allowing the pop superstar to move forward with her adoption of ...
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