Overview
- A Los Angeles judge granted Maddox’s name-change petition on Monday, replacing Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt with Maddox Chivan Jolie.
- Maddox filed the petition in May and appeared remotely at the hearing with attorney Peter Kenneth Levine while Judge Virginia Keeny signed the decree.
- The change formalizes a surname Maddox had been using on film credits and follows public notices the siblings placed as part of California’s required name‑change process.
- Several siblings have moved to drop 'Pitt' legally or in public use: Shiloh completed a legal change in 2024, Vivienne filed paperwork after turning 18, Knox used 'Jolie' on his diploma, and Zahara has a hearing scheduled for late September.
- The steps come after Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s long divorce process ended in December 2024 and reflect coordinated personal choices by the children about their public and legal identities.