Vivienne Jolie-Pitt is the latest of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's six children to take legal steps to remove "Pitt" from her last name.
The 18-year-old, who celebrated her birthday on July 12, filed a petition with the Los Angeles County Superior Court to change her name from Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie. According to court documents, Vivienne listed the reason for the request as "personal." A hearing on the petition is scheduled for Nov. 2.
Vivienne is not the first of the former couple's children to seek a name change. In 2024, Shiloh successfully petitioned to legally remove "Pitt" from her surname, becoming Shiloh Jolie. Meanwhile, Zahara and Maddox are also pursuing legal name changes.
"It's sad to see someone repeatedly publicize their successful alienation of their children from the other parent," a source close to Brad previously told PEOPLE.
The family's name changes come after years of reported estrangement between Pitt and his children following his highly publicized split from Angelina in 2016 after two years of marriage and more than a decade together. The pair finalized their divorce in late 2024 following an eight-year legal battle, though they remain embroiled in a separate dispute over their former French winery, Château Miraval.
The distance between Pitt and his children has remained a subject of public discussion for years, with the actor rarely seen with them since 2016. As Vivienne becomes the latest of their children to move away from the Pitt surname, the decision marks another public moment in the family’s long-running estrangement. ~Megan Parsons