Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie‘s daughter Vivienne has reportedly filed a petition to drop her father’s last name. Vivienne’s petition follows similar legal name change requests from siblings Zahara and Maddox. Court documents list the reason for her request as “personal.” For those unversed, Pitt and Jolie’s children have lived with their mother since the couple’s divorce in 2024.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s daughter reportedly files a petition to drop his last name
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s daughter Vivienne has filed a legal request to forgo her father’s last name. The 18-year-old has filed a petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court requesting that her legal name be changed from Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie.
The court documents obtained by PEOPLE state that the reason for the name change is listed as “personal.” As per the documents, a hearing on Vivienne’s petition has been scheduled for November 2. In May 2024, the 18-year-old was credited as “Vivienne Jolie” in the Playbill for Broadway’s The Outsiders. She produced the play in collaboration with her mother.
Vivienne is the latest of the former couple’s children to initiate legal steps to remove her father’s last name. Her siblings Zahara and Maddox also initiated the legal process. Zahara is requesting to legally change her name to Zahara Marley Jolie. On the other hand, Maddox is seeking to be legally addressed as Maddox Chivan Jolie. His hearing is scheduled for September 14, and Zahara’s hearing is set for September 28.
Back in 2024, Pitt and Jolie’s daughter Shiloh dropped Pitt from her name and is now known as Shiloh Jolie. The 20-year-old’s petition was granted in August 2024. A source close to Pitt previously told the outlet, “It’s sad to see someone repeatedly publicize their successful alienation of their children from the other parent.”
Previously, Jolie lavished praise on her children and shared with PEOPLE, “I have six very individual human beings in my home. I am so excited about all the different stages and feelings and curiosities that they go through. Why wouldn’t you be? We’re supposed to help them figure out who they are. And you can’t figure out who they are if you don’t enthusiastically develop with them.”
