{"id":1766,"date":"2026-07-23T20:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=1766"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:20:34","slug":"angelina-jolie-and-brad-pitts-daughter-vivienne-made-a-bold-personal-decision-the-day-she-turned-18-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=1766","title":{"rendered":"Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s Daughter Vivienne Made a Bold Personal Decision the Day She Turned 18 \u2013 Details"},"content":{"rendered":"

What first appeared to be a subtle change in a Broadway credit has now taken on far greater meaning. A newly surfaced court filing reveals just how deliberate that earlier choice may have been.<\/p>\n

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Several of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s children have quietly taken steps to\u00a0redefine their identities.<\/i>\u00a0However, what their youngest biological daughter reportedly did\u00a0on the very day she became a young adult<\/strong>\u00a0adds a striking new chapter to the family’s story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Vivienne is the latest of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s children to seek a legal identity without the “Pitt” surname. Her move follows similar petitions from Zahara and Maddox, while Shiloh’s name change was granted in 2024. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Earlier this month (July 2026), Zahara and Maddox, two of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s six children, had completed a key requirement in their petitions to remove “Pitt” from their names legally. According to court documents obtained by\u00a0People<\/i>, both siblings have published the legal notices required under California law before a judge can consider their requests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The notices state that Zahara, 21, is seeking the legal name\u00a0Zahara Marley Jolie<\/strong>, while Maddox, 24, is requesting\u00a0Maddox Chivan Jolie<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Before years of legal proceedings reshaped the family, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt frequently appeared together at public events like this one. Today, three of their children are seeking to legally remove “Pitt” from their names. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Legal Step That Moved Their Petitions Closer to a Judge’s Decision<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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In California, filing a petition is only the first step in a legal name change. Petitioners must also publish notice of their request in a qualifying newspaper, making the proposed change part of the public record before the case can proceed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to the\u00a0same publication, Maddox’s notice appeared in the\u00a0Los Angeles Daily Journal<\/i>\u00a0on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, while Zahara’s was published on Thursday, July 9. Once proof of publication is filed with the court, the petitions can move forward to a hearing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Maddox and Zahara were still young children when this photo was taken with Brad Pitt in 2007. Nearly two decades later, both have completed the legal publication requirement needed before a judge can decide whether to approve their requested name changes. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Neither name change has been approved yet. The next step is for a judge to review each petition during separate court hearings. Maddox’s hearing is scheduled for\u00a0September 14<\/strong>, while Zahara’s is set for\u00a0September 28<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Both Maddox and Zahara were\u00a0adopted by Angelina\u00a0before Brad later adopted them as well. Maddox was born in Battambang, Cambodia, and was adopted by Angelina in 2002 after she visited an orphanage while in the country. Zahara was born in Hawassa, Ethiopia, and was adopted by Angelina in 2005 when she was about seven months old.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is one of the more recent public photos of Zahara and Maddox with their mother. Since then, both siblings have filed petitions to legally change their names and are now waiting for separate court hearings. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Their legal efforts already suggested that the family surname remained a\u00a0deeply sensitive issue.<\/strong>\u00a0Yet another filing soon emerged, and this time, it came from the youngest daughter in the Jolie-Pitt household.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Vivienne Took Legal Action as She Entered Young Adulthood<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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According to\u00a0court documents obtained by\u00a0<\/u>People<\/u><\/i>, Vivienne filed a petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court seeking to change her legal name. She requested that\u00a0Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt become Vivienne Marcheline Jolie.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The reason given in the documents was simply listed as\u00a0“personal.”<\/strong><\/i>\u00a0<\/strong>No further explanation was provided publicly. What makes the move especially notable is its timing. Vivienne reportedly submitted the petition\u00a0on the day she turned 18<\/strong>, using her first day of legal adulthood to make an intensely personal choice about the name she wants to carry forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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