Overview
- Zahara Marley Jolie filed a petition at the Los Angeles Superior Court on April 28 to remove the surname Pitt and be known legally as Zahara Marley Jolie.
- She has used the name Zahara Marley Jolie in public settings, including her Spelman College graduation and earlier sorority events, before submitting the formal request.
- Her petition follows a pattern in the family: Shiloh legally dropped Pitt in 2024 and Maddox began the same process in May 2026.
- The court documents released to reporters do not state Zahara’s reasons and outlets note the changes occur after the couple’s 2016 split and a protracted legal dispute that closed in 2024.
- Reporters cite an anonymous source saying Brad Pitt was aware and upset by earlier name changes, and this wave of filings could further formalize the children’s public and professional identities separate from their father.