Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s kids Zahara and Maddox take out newspaper notices to drop ‘Pitt’ surname

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s kids Zahara and Maddox have taken out newspaper adverts as the subsequent step to legally drop ‘Pitt’ from their surnames.

Again in Could, it was reported that Maddox Jolie-Pitt, 24, had formally filed a petition to alter his double-barrelled surname and as a substitute use simply Jolie.

The next month, studies started circulating that his sister Zahara, 21, had performed the identical.

And it was revealed that she had been launched as simply Zahara Marley Jolie as she took to the stage to gather her diploma.

Court docket paperwork obtained by Page Six have now revealed that the siblings have taken one other step nearer to altering their final names, by taking out adverts within the Los Angeles Every day Journal that ran as soon as per week for 4 consecutive weeks.

The 2 notices share related wording with one studying: “Petitioner Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt filed a petition with this courtroom for a decree altering names as follows: Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt to Zahara Marley Jolie.”

And the opposite stating: “Petitioner Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt filed a petition with this courtroom for a decree altering names as follows: Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt to Maddox Chivan Jolie.”

Each notices invite dissenting events to attend scheduled hearings over the matter, with Zahara’s scheduled for 28 September and Maddox’s on 14 September.

The notices are one other step in direction of the siblings legally altering their names.

In California, those that wish to change their identify legally should publish a doc requesting the identify change, often known as an Order to Present Trigger, in a newspaper for 4 consecutive weeks earlier than the courtroom date.

The courtroom paperwork reveal that Zahara’s discover ran within the Los Angeles Every day Journal on 16 June, 23 June, 30 June, and seven July.

In the meantime, Maddox’s discover ran in the identical paper, on 10 June, 17 June, 24 June, and 1 July.

Though the authorized facet of issues is comparatively new, again in 2021 US Weekly reported that Maddox ‘doesn’t use Pitt as his final identify on paperwork that aren’t authorized and as a substitute makes use of Jolie’.

He additionally glided by Maddox Jolie for this assistant director credit score for his mum’s film, Couture.

In accordance with People, ‘manufacturing notes for the movie supplied to journalists confirmed Maddox’s identify was additionally listed as Maddox Jolie’ when Couture premiered on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant in September 2025.