Shiloh Jolie officially drops Pitt from her last name

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Shiloh Jolie has officially dropped "Pitt" from her last name.

GettyImages-1354144510.jpgShiloh's petition to change her name has finally been accepted. Credit: JC Olivera/Getty

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter Shiloh has officially been granted her name change after her petition to do so was previously put on hold.

In July, the 18-year-old's request to drop her father's last name was postponed after a court delayed her hearing due to an incomplete background check.

"Unfortunately, the court was unable to complete the background check ahead of today's hearing, so the hearing was rescheduled for August 19," her lawyer Peter Levine said at the time in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.

"Everyone undergoing a name-change request needs to have a background check conducted by the court clerk, and because of clerical error, Shiloh's hearing has been continued to a new date," it statement added.

GettyImages-1349506694.jpgThe 18-year-old will now go by Shiloh Jolie. Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty

The outlet has now reported that the teen, who was previously known as Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, will now legally go by Shiloh Jolie.

It comes after reports of a strained relationship between Shiloh and her father.

In September 2016, we learned that Jolie had filed for divorce from her then-husband, Pitt. According to court documents, she cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the split and requested physical custody of their six children and visitation for Pitt.

It was added that the actress did not request child or spousal support.

GettyImages-488812227.jpgAngelina Jolie filed for divorce in 2016. Credit: Anthony Harvey/Getty

Speaking to PEOPLE at the time, Jolie's attorney told the outlet that this decision was made for the "health of her family."

"Angelina Jolie Pitt has filed for dissolution of the marriage. This decision was made for the health of the family. She will not be commenting at this time, and asks that the family be given their privacy during this difficult time," the statement said.

In response, Pitt said: "I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the well-being of our kids. I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time."

Things only continued to get messier as the highly publicized divorce played out.

In 2021, Pitt lost all visitation rights with his kids due to a violation of "his ethical obligations," as per a ruling by Judge John Ouderkirk who oversaw the case at the time.

GettyImages-497871862.jpgJolie stated that she was separating from Pitt for the "health of [her] family." Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty

When discussing the separation publicly for the first time, the 49-year-old told the Guardian that she's not "the kind of person who makes decisions like the decisions I had to make lightly."

"It took a lot for me to be in a position where I felt I had to separate from the father of my children," she continued before adding: "I mean, in some ways, it's been the last decade. There's a lot I can't say."

In a cover story with Vogue last year, the star also commended her children for being the reason that she's still alive today in what is seemingly a bittersweet point in her life.

"I was 26 when I became a mother," she told the outlet. "My entire life changed. Having children saved me — and taught me to be in this world differently."

Alongside Shiloh, the Maleficent star is also a mom to Pax, Zahara, Maddox, Vivienne, and Knox.

GettyImages-1349540097.jpgJolie and her children. Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty

"I think, recently, I would’ve gone under in a much darker way had I not wanted to live for them. They’re better than me because you want your children to be. Of course, I’m the mother, and hopefully that safe place for them and that stability.

"But I’m also the one that they laugh at - and I see them taking over so many different aspects of our family," she added.

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