Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt‘s daughter Zahara has officially dropped her father’s last name.
On Monday, September 28, a California judge approved the 21-year-old’s request to go by “Zahara Marley Jolie” rather than “Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt.”
According to court filings obtained by People, Zahara initially began taking legal action to have “Pitt” removed from her last name on June 9.
The following month, Zahara and her brother Maddox took out weekly ads in the Los Angeles Daily Journal for the petition. In the state of California, a public petition published in a newspaper is a mandatory step to a legal name change.
Maddox has taken his father’s surname off his own since he worked with his mother on the drama film Couture.
Supporting Angelina behind the scenes, Maddox took on a role as an assistant director. Upon the film’s premiere in French cinemas this past February, Maddox’s name was featured in the credits, albeit without his father’s surname Pitt.
Instead of being listed as Maddox Jolie-Pitt, he was credited as Maddox Jolie.
The alteration followed a similar decision made by his younger sister Shiloh, 19. On her 18th birthday in May 2024, she legally dropped “Pitt” from her last name and now goes by Shiloh Jolie.
Maddox’s full surname last appeared in a film’s credits in 2024 for the drama Maria, which featured his mother in the role of late opera singer Maria Callas. He served as a production assistant on the movie and was credited as Maddox Jolie-Pitt.
Maria’s release came a few months prior to the finalization of Angelina and Brad’s divorce, which officially concluded in December 2024.
Their legal separation spanned eight years, complicated by financial disputes and custody arrangements.
Angelina initially held sole custody of their six children, but this arrangement shifted in 2021 when Pitt secured joint custody.
The actress is currently required to remain in Los Angeles due to the conditions of their divorce settlement. She explained to The Hollywood Reporter that the divorce agreement mandates she must “be here” for their twins, Knox and Vivienne.
She disclosed, “As soon as they’re 18, I’ll be able to leave.”
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