Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s Daughter Vivienne Files to Remove ‘Pitt’ From Her Last Name Amid Another Family Shift
Years after Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie‘s divorce officially came to an end, developments involving their family continue to attract attention. While the legal battles between the former couple have not completely disappeared, another update has now shifted the focus back to one of their children.
That is partly because decisions made by the Jolie-Pitt children have increasingly become public in recent years. What first appeared to be individual choices has gradually started to look like a broader pattern, with several siblings making similar moves at different points.
According to PEOPLE, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s youngest daughter, Vivienne, has filed a petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court asking to legally change her name from Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie. Court documents list the reason for the request as “personal,” and a hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 2.
This isn’t the first time one of their children has done this
Vivienne had already been publicly using “Vivienne Jolie” in the Playbill for the Broadway production The Outsiders, which she helped produce alongside her mother in 2024. Her latest filing would make that change official if approved by the court.
She also joins her siblings in taking similar steps. Shiloh successfully dropped “Pitt” from her legal surname in 2024, while Zahara and Maddox have filed their own petitions to remove the surname and are still waiting for court hearings.
The filing itself does not explain why Vivienne wants the change beyond describing the reason as “personal.” As a result, the court documents focus only on the legal request rather than her motivation. A source close to Pitt previously told, “It’s sad to see someone repeatedly publicize their successful alienation of their children from the other parent.”
The latest filing comes as Pitt and Jolie remain involved in legal proceedings over Château Miraval, the French winery they once jointly owned. Although their divorce was finalized in late 2024, several legal matters between the former couple are still working their way through the courts.
Jolie has previously spoken about encouraging her children to grow into their own identities. In 2021, she said, “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.” Vivienne’s petition is scheduled to be heard in November, when a judge will decide whether to approve the requested legal name change.
Jolie has been moving forward with her own life following the end of her marriage to Pitt. Earlier this year, a source said Jolie is looking ahead after years of legal disputes and embracing a new chapter focused on her family and work. Jolie feels she has more freedom now that the divorce has been finalized and remains focused on supporting her children as they continue building independent lives.
Jolie has long hoped to spend more time outside Los Angeles once her children were old enough to make more of their own decisions. While she has continued balancing acting, directing, and humanitarian work, those close to her say family has remained at the center of her priorities. As more of her children reach adulthood, they have increasingly begun making personal and professional choices on their own, including decisions about how they wish to be publicly identified.
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