World | Malawi Malawi Court Blocks Madonna Adoption Judge cites requirement that prospective parents live in Malawi for 18 months By Mary Papenfuss Posted Apr 3, 2009 5:21 AM CDT Copied Madonna walks with her adopted son, David Banda, at the Mphandula Day Care Centre for orphans near Lilongwe, Malawi, earlier this week. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) A Malawi court has rejected a bid by Madonna to adopt another local child, reports the Times of London. The judge cited a requirement that prospective adoptive parents live in Malawi at least 18 months, according to AP. The rule was waived when the singer adopted son David Banda. This time she planned to adopt a 3-year-old girl. Critics have charged the toddler would be better off with relatives. It wasn't immediately clear if Madonna will appeal. Read These Next Two state troopers were shot in Pennsylvania Kelly Clarkson's ex died a day after she disclosed he was ill. Something James Carville said made Melania Trump's lawyer unhappy. Vance's office says it wasn't involved in the river-raising. Report an error