Overview
- Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt filed papers in Los Angeles in July 2026 asking to remove the surname Pitt and be legally known as Vivienne Marcheline Jolie.
- The petition was filed days after she turned 18 on July 12 and the Los Angeles County Superior Court set a hearing for November 2, 2026 to consider the request.
- The move follows her public use of Vivienne Jolie on a May 2024 Broadway playbill and comes after Shiloh won court approval to drop Pitt in August 2024.
- Zahara and Maddox have also filed name-change petitions that remain active in court, and the siblings' actions are being reported as part of a broader family pattern.
- Coverage notes the legal steps are taking place while Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt continue to dispute assets including Château Miraval, and claims that Jolie has 'alienated' the children are made by sources close to Pitt and denied by Jolie’s camp.