After the divorce of the actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pittmade official in December 2024, some of the couple’s children have made important decisions to separate themselves from their father.
The legal processes carried out by Zahara, 21 years old, and maddoxof 24, for modify their names and eliminate the surname Pitt have shown progress. According to Peopleboth recently posted notices of their intention to change their names, meeting a requirement under California law.
On Tuesday, July 7, Maddox posted the legal notice on Los Angeles Daily Journal and, two days later, on Thursday, July 9, Zahara did the same. The young people would have requested that their names remain as “Maddox Chivan Jolie” and “Zahara Marley Jolie”, respectively.
The applications have not yet been approved. What proceeds is for each one to appear at their respective court hearing. Maddox’s is scheduled for September 14 and Zahara’s is scheduled for September 28.
However, both have occasionally used their modified names. At her graduation with a degree in Psychology, Zahara was introduced as Zahara Marley Jolie, while Maddox appeared in the film’s credits.
But they are not the only ones who have requested that their father’s last name be removed from their names. In August 2024 it was confirmed that Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt had legally changed her name to Shiloh Jolieafter three months of submitting the application.
“He is aware and it pains him that Shiloh has stopped using his last name. For Brad, remembering that he has lost his children is not easy. He loves his children and misses them.“said an informant from People on that occasion.
Vivienne Jolie, the couple’s youngest daughter, appeared without her father’s last name in the credits of the Broadway show The Outsiders.
The couple had been together since 2005 and, in 2014, they married and started a family with six children: Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne, Pax and Knox. However, After the separation, the relationship between Brad and his children became distant, especially with the older ones.