UPDATE: Madonna‘s files appeal to fight to adopt Mercy after being torpedoed by Malawi judge!
"I just filed the notice of appeal this afternoon on instructions from my client," Madge’s barrister Alan Chinula told Reuters.
According to a judge and a lawyer, Madonna did not meet the requirement a prospective parent must live in the African nation for a minimum 18 months.
Madonna attempts to adopt the Malawi tot Chifundo "Mercy" James, 3, who decried Madonna as trafficking in children and that the baby would fare better with relatiives.
The aging popper, 50, was not present in court today can appeal to the Malawi Supreme Court.
The Malawi residency rule was waived away in 2006 when she adopted David Banda. Madonna was married to director Guy Ritchie at the time.
