Maddox and Zahara were still young children when this photo was taken with Brad Pitt in 2007. Nearly two decades later, both have completed the legal publication requirement needed before a judge can decide whether to approve their requested name changes. | Source: Getty Images
Neither name change has been approved yet. The next step is for a judge to review each petition during separate court hearings. Maddox’s hearing is scheduled for September 14, while Zahara’s is set for September 28.
Both Maddox and Zahara were efore Brad later adopted them.
Maddox was born in Battambang, Cambodia, and was adopted by Angelina in 2002 after she visited an orphanage while in the country. Zahara was born in Hawassa, Ethiopia, and was adopted by the actress in 2005 when she was about seven months old.
This is one of the more recent public photos of Zahara and Maddox with their mother. Since then, both siblings have filed petitions to legally change their names and are now waiting for separate court hearings. | Source: Getty Images
While the publication notices mark the latest development, they are not the first sign that the siblings were seeking to legally remove Brad’s surname.
