The adoption raised strong public reaction, because Malawian law requires would-be parents to reside in Malawi for one year before adopting, which Madonna did not do.
此次領養引發了強烈的公眾反應，因為馬拉維法律要求養父母必須在領養前於該國居住至少一年的時間，但瑪丹娜並沒有這麼做。