presumably madonna's lawyers got in touch with the fathers lawyers so they could be satisfied that the document was fair and in line with his understanding.

Whats that?

he doesn't have a lawyer?

He's possibly illiterate (76% literacy in Malawian men) though more likely he is functionally illiterate?

And I challenge any non legally trained Brit or American with above average literacy to make head or tail of their tenancy agreement let alone adoption papers - and are they in english? and who acted as interpreter between him and Madonna? was there an interpreter at all?

"He knew what he was getting himself into" - oh really? (that comment is not attributed to anyone in particular but I believe represents a view that I have seen expressed on this thread and elsewhere. A view which I find is not only deeply unfair but also grossly irresponsible.)