Overview
- Vivienne Marcheline Jolie‑Pitt, who turned 18 on July 12, filed a petition on Monday, July 20 in Los Angeles County Superior Court to become Vivienne Marcheline Jolie and listed the reason as “personal.”
- A hearing on Vivienne’s request is scheduled for November 2, following September hearings already set for Maddox (September 14) and Zahara (September 28).
- Shiloh legally dropped “Pitt” in 2024 and has already been granted the change, so Vivienne’s filing makes her the fourth child to pursue the same legal step after her older siblings began using Jolie publicly.
- Court filings require public notice in a newspaper before final approval, and outlets report differing explanations for the trend — some unnamed sources call it parental alienation while others say the adult children are exercising personal choice — with representatives for both parents not commenting.
- If multiple petitions are approved, the changes could end lingering legal connections tied to custody oversight and affect how the family’s post‑divorce disputes, including litigation over Château Miraval, are viewed in public and legal terms.