don't you have to be married to take on somebody's surname?


Judge says Jolie's children can take Pitt's name
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A judge granted a request Thursday by Angelina Jolie to change the names of her two children to reflect that Brad Pitt intends to become their adoptive father.

The names of the Angelina Jolie's kids will become Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt and Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt.
By Brennan Linsley, AP

"The court granted the name change," lawyer Evan Spiegel, who represents Jolie, told reporters outside court. He did not take questions.

Neither Jolie nor Pitt, who co-starred in the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith, attended the hearing.

The names of the children will become Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt and Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt. Zahara celebrated her first birthday on Jan. 8. Maddox, a boy, is 4.

Superior Court Judge Linda Lefkowitz approved the motion during a closed hearing about a month after lawyers for the 30-year-old actress filed the paperwork.

Pitt's publicist, Cindy Guagenti, said on Jan. 11 that Jolie is pregnant with Pitt's child.

The 42-year-old actor accompanied Jolie when she went to Ethiopia in July to adopt Zahara.

In 2002, Jolie adopted Maddox in Cambodia where she filmed Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were divorced last October after 4 1/2 years of marriage.

He has denied Jolie was behind the split, and for months the couple did not publicly acknowledge their relationship despite increasingly frequent sightings together.

Jolie, who won an Oscar for her supporting role in 1999's Girl, Interrupted, is divorced from Billy Bob Thornton and Jonny Lee Miller.

Don't have to be married for the kids to have the surname. You can use any surname you want. They can decide when they grow up what surname to take.

just seems like she's under 30, divorced twice--maybe they shoulda waited until they at least got married. so is their baby just gonna be a pitt or a jolie-pitt?

meltwithu said:

probably jolie-pitt like his or her siblings. I bet if Anji and Brad split up she will change their names, like that tattoo of Billy Bob she had to have removed, its all a bit too Hollywood.

DUMB, be together for 5 minutes before some this like this

Maybe even, I dunno, married?

They probably just want all the kids to have the same last name since she's already pregnant. LAWD...

It's stupid. What if they break up? We all know celebrities relationships don't last long. And Brad is pussywipped - and we all know that Angelina is not going to stay faithful to him...Brad Pitt is the epitomy of scum.

beret1022 said:

i don't know why ya'll actin' so brand new when it comes to these two....


this is ghetto livin'.....


I still think the children will be fine even if the parents are ...whatever

I can't think of a better way to prepare their offspring for their all-but-guaranteed careers in entertainment...

i really hate those 2.