Madonna's controversial adoption of David Banda, a 2-year-old boy from Malawi, was finalized this week. In granting the adoption, a Malawi judge reportedly called the Material Girl and husband Guy Ritchie "perfect parents."

I was curious about your thoughts about it, especially in light of another piece of news this week. A study of a 1994 law that made it easier for more white parents to adopt black children found that the law has not significantly increased the adoption of black children, and that black children adopted into white families struggle with issues of identity.

I'd love to hear from adoptive parents as well as readers who grew up in adoptive families of a different race.

(Photo of Madonna and David Banda last year by Karel Prinsloo, Associated Press)