Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie daughter, Vivienne takes telling step against estranged father

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s daughter Vivienne has taken the next step towards dropping the surname Pitt.

Vivienne filed the initial petition to change her legal name from Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie in Los Angeles County Superior Court on July 21, less than two weeks after she and her twin brother Knox turned 18.

Now, as per PEOPLE she has obtained proof of publication after publishing a legal notice in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on July 24, July 31, August 7 and August 14.

This is a required step for a name change under California law.

Court documents regarding Vivienne’s proof of publication state that any person who objects to the name change “must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard.”

That person must also appear in person at a court hearing, set for November 2, where Vivienne’s petition will be discussed further.

Vivienne listed the reason for the name change as “personal” in her court documents, with her filing stating similar legal action taken by several of Brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie’s other children.

Shiloh successfully petitioned a Los Angeles court in May 2024 to remove Pitt from her surname after turning 18.

Maddox also filed legal paperwork in May 2026 requesting that Pitt be removed from his surname, likewise citing personal reasons.

Before that filing, he had already been credited professionally as Maddox Jolie while working as an assistant director on the film Couture, which starred Angelina.

The report also states Zahara filed paperwork on June 9 seeking to legally change her name from Zahara Jolie-Pitt to Zahara Jolie.