Zahara and Maddox Jolie-Pitt Advance Surname Change, Face September Court Approval
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 18
Zahara and Maddox Jolie-Pitt Advance Surname Change, Face September Court Approval
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 18
Summary
Zahara, 21, and Maddox, 24, completed a four-week newspaper publication requirement in June and July, moving their bid to drop Brad Pitt's surname to the next legal stage.
The siblings filed name-change documents in April and have already used Jolie publicly—Zahara at her graduation ceremony and Maddox in film credits.
A judge must still approve the changes at court hearings in September; sister Shiloh changed her surname to Jolie in 2024.
The report frames the move within wider cases of estranged children changing surnames to reflect identity and distance themselves from a parent, though the process can be costly and cumbersome.