Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s youngest daughter files to drop ‘Pitt’ from last name

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt has officially filed a petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court to legally remove 'Pitt' from her surname. The filing occurred one week after her eighteenth birthday. Vivienne is the fourth child of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to pursue a name change in the last two years.

Legal documents describe the reason for the request as personal. A hearing for the petition is set for early November. This action follows similar moves by her siblings. Shiloh Jolie was the first to have a name change granted on her eighteenth birthday in 2024. Maddox and Zahara also previously initiated the legal process by posting public notices in June, a requirement under California law for those seeking to alter their legal name.

These developments occur against the backdrop of a long-standing family separation. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie split in 2016. In the years following that separation, details regarding an incident on a private plane became public record. While investigations into the events of that flight took place, Pitt was cleared of charges.

Legal representatives for the children have noted that these decisions are independent. Statements have highlighted that the siblings reached their conclusions following significant events within the family. Public records show that if no formal written opposition is submitted before the designated hearings, the courts typically rule in favor of the requested name changes.