The child's family apparently thinks that Ms. Ciccione is a bit, er, skanky or something...and the state thinks that she sets a poor example and it's not too swift to send kids into a broken home:
http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/404409_tvgif30.html
Madonna's bid to adopt her second child from Malawi was delayed until Friday amid growing concerns and opposition from the child's family and charities.
The 50-year-old singer appeared before a judge in a closed hearing on Monday in the Lilongwe for about an hour, The Associated Press reports.
"The court adjourned the proceedings to Friday to give the judge enough time to write his ruling," said assistant court registrar Thomson Ligowe.
Madonna wants to adopt Mercy James, an orphaned 3-year-old girl, whom she met during a visit in 2006. Mercy's grandmother, Lucy Chekechiwa, is reportedly opposed to the adoption, accusing the Material Mom of "stealing" her granddaughter. "Why doesn't this singer pick other children? It is stealing," Chekechiwa told British tabloid The Sun. "I want to go to court, I won't let her go."
The girl's unmarried 18-year-old mother died soon after she was born, according to the AP.
Madonna's adoption ruling delayed until Friday
By CELEAN JACOBSON – 2 hours ago
LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) — Madonna and her three children toured a day care center built by her charity Monday as critics slammed the star's attempt to adopt a second child from this poor African nation and a judge delayed a ruling in the case until Friday.
Some child advocacy groups say the 50-year-old pop star's plans to adopt a young Malawian girl have been fast-tracked because of Madonna's money and status. One accused her of acting like a rich "bully."....."Mercy James is a child who has her extended close family members alive and we urge Madonna to assist the child from right here," a statement from the coalition said.
Mabvuto Bamusi, the coalition's national co-ordinator, said they were asking the court to uphold the country's laws and to "fully" assess Madonna's second adoption bid.
"Celebrities adopting children are merely taking advantages of weaknesses in our country," he said.
Malawian law is fuzzy on foreign adoptions. Regulations stipulate only that prospective parents undergo an 18- to 24-month assessment period in Malawi, a rule bent when Madonna was allowed to take David to London.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g4Wxukw37tBz-Ycz1eS7Iitk8VtQD978HIMO0Queen of pop Madonna’s plans of adopting another child from Africa may have been foiled by her having a fling with 22-year-old Brazilian model Jesus Luz and by her hook-up with baseball star Alex Rodriguez.
Madge, 50, who wants to adopt 3-year-old Mercy James, has come under the scrutiny of Malawi’s adoption officials, and they have very strict rules when it comes to adopting.
“Our official policy is that we do not encourage our children to be sent into broken homes,” the New York Daily News quoted a senior official from Malawi’s Ministry of Women and Child Welfare Development, as saying.
“(Madonna’s] relationships may negatively affect the adoption of Mercy.
“The news she is linked to another woman’s husband and a young man less than half her age makes us question her morals,” the official said.
http://www.entertainmentandshowbiz.com/madonna-madges-fling-with-jesus-luz-hookup-with-a-rod-may-doom-her-adoption-plans-2009033013627You know, there are a lot of kids who have special needs that someone like Madonna could help. American kids, British kids....kids that aren't "perfect" or "designer babies." She could adopt two or three of them, and really make a difference. She could even get some in "curry flavor" if she'd like, or perhaps a cute little Asian to round out her "collection."
Of course, some little kid who maybe limps or drools a bit or who needs to get around in a wheelchair isn't "perfect." And if you're going to have a little Rainbow Village, you want all your little Rainbow Colors to be perfect, I guess.
I don't think this kid should be removed from her culture, particularly when she has a grandmama who loves her. Madonna needs to stop this shit. So do Brangelina. They're children, not toys. Not "accessories."
If she cares about them so much, so unselfishly, help them without wanting to OWN them.