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Two more of Brad Pitt’s children have applied to legally drop his surname.

The star’s daughter Zahara, 21, and son Maddox, 24, are both seeking to remove Pitt from their legal names, according to court documents filed in California. They cited personal reasons for requesting the change.

This is the latest development in the high-profile breakdown of Pitt’s marriage to fellow A-lister Angelina Jolie. The former Hollywood power couple have been locked in disputes since they split a decade ago. They finally settled their divorce at the end of 2024 but continue to be embroiled in a legal battle over Château Miraval, the French winery they formerly owned together.

Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt attends a screening at Lincoln Center in New York City on September 29, 2024 during the 62nd New York Film Festival.

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Zahara Jolie-Pitt attends Variety's Power of Women Presented by Lifetime at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California on September 30, 2021.

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In paperwork submitted electronically to the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles last month, the actors’ daughter applied to change her name from Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt to Zahara Marley Jolie. Her brother Maddox also asked the court for permission to remove Pitt from his double-barreled family name at the end of May.

As required by law, the siblings subsequently both placed ads in the Los Angeles Daily Journal once a week for four consecutive weeks in June and July, giving anyone who objects to the possible change a chance to register their objection. If nobody does, a judge is likely to rule on the change to Maddox’s name in mid-September, while his sister’s case will be decided at the end of the month.

CNN has reached out to representatives for Pitt. Representatives could not be located for Zahara or Maddox.

Jolie and Pitt married in 2014 and filed for divorce in 2016. They share six children — Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne.

In September 2016, the family flew to the United States from France on a private jet. In August 2022, details surrounding the circumstances of an incident during the flight emerged, when a heavily redacted FBI report, provided to CNN by a source at the time, revealed Jolie had accused Pitt of physically assaulting her and verbally abusing their children while they were onboard.