Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt, the youngest daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has filed a legal petition to drop “Pitt” from her surname, making her the fourth child of the former Hollywood couple to seek a similar name change.
According to The Independent, Vivienne, who recently turned 18, submitted the request to Los Angeles County Superior Court. Court documents reportedly list the reason for the change as “personal”, with a hearing scheduled for November 2.
The filing comes after several of Jolie and Pitt’s other children moved away from publicly or legally using their father’s surname. Although the reasons behind the changes have not been fully disclosed, the developments have drawn attention to the family’s long-running public separation and legal battles.
Jolie, 51, and Pitt, 62, split in 2016 after more than a decade together. They have six children:
- Maddox, 24
- pax, 22
- Zahra, 21
- Shiloh, 20
- Twins Knox and Vivienne, 18
Which of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s children changed their surname?
Shiloh Jolie was the first of the siblings to receive approval for a legal name change. She applied to remove “Pitt” from her surname after she turns 18 in 2024 and now uses her mother’s surname.
Earlier this year, Zahara Markle Jolie-Pitt and Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt also began the process of dropping the “Pitt” from their names. Under California law, people seeking a legal name change are required to publish a public notice before a court hearing.
According to The Independent, Zahra and Maddox published notices related to their filing, allowing anyone who objected to submit a written protest before the final hearing.
Zahra was already using the name Zahra Marley Jolie publicly, including a university sorority introduction video in 2023. Maddox was credited as Maddox Jolie while working as an assistant director on Jolie’s film Couture.
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt
Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt is the youngest daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. He was born in 2008 along with his twin brother, Knox.
He made his acting debut opposite Jolie in the 2014 film harmfulWhere she played a young version of Princess Aurora. More recently, Vivienne worked with her mother as a producer’s assistant on the Broadway production foreignerWhich included Jolie.
Their latest court filing does not publicly provide a detailed reason for the requested name change other than to cite “personal” circumstances.
Why are kids changing their names?
The name change was filed years after Jolie and Pitt’s highly publicized split in 2016. Their divorce was finalized in 2024 after a long legal dispute.
The former couple’s split follows a 2016 private plane incident that led to an investigation into allegations involving Pitt and the family. Pitt was cleared of the charges following an FBI review, and his representatives have previously denied the claims made against him.
A representative for Pitt has said that the actor remains respectful of his children, while sources close to him previously suggested that they hoped the relationship could improve over time.
Vivienne’s plea will now go before a judge in November. If no objection is filed, the court will decide whether to grant the requested surname change.