Baby girl for Angelina
2005-07-06 11:16
Addis Ababa - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie is adopting an orphaned Ethiopian baby girl, an official said on Wednesday.
The twice-divorced Jolie visited the Horn of Africa nation last week to file her adoption request.
She was accompanied by her three-year-old son, whom she adopted in Cambodia, and actor Brad Pitt, her Mr & Mrs Smith co-star.
"The paperwork has gone through. Miss Angelina's request was accepted last week. Everything has been completed, so the family can take the baby whenever they want," said Hadosh Halefom, head of the adoption agency.
"If people's paperwork is in order, it can take only two days to finalise everything," Hadosh said.
In an interview posted on Tuesday in the online-edition of People magazine, Jolie said the girl, who is less than a year old, would be named Zahara Marley Jolie.
The actress met the 10 conditions for adopting a child from Ethiopia, Hadosh said.
"The two most important are economic capabilities and check with the police," Hadosh said.
"Although she is a film star, she still has to meet the same requirements as everybody else."
- AP