Madonna is planning to adopt a child, her father-in-law has claimed.


John Ritchie revealed Madonna and his son, director Guy Ritchie, are considering expanding their family in order to seal their love for one-another following a turbulent few months.


He told In Touch Weekly magazine:

Nothing would make me happier than if they adopt. How lovely to have another one.

I'm sure Rocco and Lourdes would love it as they are so close and another sibling would be super. It is the children that keep them together.

Five-year-old Rocco is the son the married couple had together, while Lourdes is Madonna's nine-year-old daughter by her former partner Carlos Leon.


It is believed Guy Ritchie and Madonna have made tentative plans to adopt a baby from the Vista del Mar Child and Family Services centre, in California, and have already begun the lengthy adoption process.


A source revealed:

They've begun the application process and are currently undergoing an evaluation typical of adoptive parents.

So far, they've been interviewed and fingerprinted to begin the process.