Madonna will appeal to overturn a judge’s decision to deny her bid to adopt Malawian child Mercy James on 4 May, a court official has told the BBC. Madonna's application was rejected recently as under the African country’s law prospective parents must be residents in the state for at least 18 months. Madonna’s lawyer in the case, Alan Chinula, said he was hopeful of a successful appeal, saying the initial rejection was based "on an archaic law of over 50 years ago".
