Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Maddox and Zahara Publish Notices to Drop 'Pitt' From Their Names

The filings satisfy California's public‑notice requirement and put September court hearings on track to decide the legal removal of 'Pitt'.

Overview

  • The siblings published name‑change notices in the Los Angeles Daily Journal from mid‑June through early July to meet a California legal requirement for such petitions.
  • Those public notices start a process that leads to uncontested hearings in September where a judge can approve the requested changes.
  • This follows sister Shiloh’s 2024 petition to remove 'Pitt', and several siblings already use 'Jolie' in public and at school and work events.
  • If judges grant the petitions, Maddox would become Maddox Chivan Jolie and Zahara would become Zahara Marley Jolie, which would formalize a broader break between several children and their father.
  • The name filings come as Angelina Jolie has listed her Los Feliz home and her youngest children turned 18, a shift that makes her long‑stated plan to move to Cambodia more practicable and could affect where the family lives.