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4w ago

Maddox Legally Drops ‘Pitt’ From His Surname

A Los Angeles judge approved the change after required public notices and no recorded objections, a move that highlights a wider pattern of Jolie–Pitt children distancing themselves from their father.

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Brad Pitts und Angelina Jolies Sohn Maddox hat den Nachnamen seines Vaters offiziell abgelegt.
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Overview

  • Maddox, which a judge approved on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, is now legally Maddox Chivan Jolie after the court ordered his name change from Maddox Chivan Jolie‑Pitt.
  • The hearing was handled quietly with Maddox participating by video, the petition listed "personal reasons," and the application appeared several times in the Los Angeles Daily Journal as California law requires.
  • No objections were filed against his petition, allowing the court to grant the change without opposition and to issue updated documents for his official records.
  • The move follows a pattern in the family: Shiloh completed a legal change in 2024, Zahara and Vivienne have hearings scheduled later in 2026, Knox has omitted ‘Pitt’ on a diploma, and Pax has not sought a change.
  • Reporters place the name changes in the context of the couple’s 2016 split and years of custody and financial disputes, and the legal steps make the children’s public distancing from Brad Pitt formal and lasting.