Angelina Jolie and Brad PittJolie’s daughter Shiloh has been granted permission to legally change her last name. Her petition to remove her father’s name was delayed due to an incomplete background check.
Angelina and Brad share six children: Maddox, 22, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, Pax, 20, Knox, 15, and Vivienne, 15.
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Shiloh legally abandons her father’s surname
Shiloh was born Shiloh Nouvel Jollie-Pitt, but will now legally go by Shiloh Jolie, as her petition to drop her father’s last name was approved. She first filed the petition in May, when she turned 18. The petition was approved on Monday, August 19, a date rescheduled after a full background check.
Shiloh’s attorney, Peter Levine, reported at the time: “Everyone who undergoes a name change application must have a background check performed by the court clerk and due to a clerical error, Shiloh’s hearing has been postponed to a new date.” After filing the petition in May, the process continued in July according to CaliforniaThe actress’s name change, which required her to post an announcement in the Los Angeles The Times claimed she would change her name to Shiloh Jolie.
California’s name change law states that a person’s legal forms must be published in a newspaper for one month before a judge will approve the name change petition. After publication, the request will appear in the legal notices section of the newspaper.
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Brad Pitt was ‘aware’ of his daughter’s request
Shortly after the teen filed the petition, a source close to Brad told him that the actor was “aware” of the petition. The source said, “He is aware and upset that Shiloh stopped using his last name. Reminders that he has lost his children are, of course, not easy for Brad. He loves his children and misses them,” People reported. Shiloh joined her siblings, who have continued to have the actor out of their lives recently.
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