On May 27, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt turned 18. And as court documents revealed, Shiloh, the daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, made the decision to change her surname. In documents initially obtained by TMZ, Shiloh filed a petition to change her name from Shiloh Jolie-Pitt to Shiloh Jolie.

Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Shiloh Jolie Photo-Video Lab / Shutterstock.com Shutterstock The decision to do so comes as Shiloh’s parents have been embroiled in lengthy legal battles regarding their divorce after separating eight years ago in 2016. In July, Shiloh issued a legal notice in the Los Angeles Times. The notice was then published again in the Times over the past few weeks. The published notice is a necessary step for anyone to have their name-change petition approved by the courts. According to California law, to legally change your name, “you must publish the Order to Show Cause once a week for 4 weeks in a row before your court date.” Now, her petition has been approved. Shiloh Jolie got approval from the courts to remove Pitt from her name. Photo-Video Lab / Shutterstock.com Shutterstock ABC News initially reported that Shiloh’s name change hearing was scheduled for July 29. However, as TMZ reports, the petition was approved by a judge without a hearing ever taking place. New court documents reveal that she has received court approval to removed Pitt from her name. Now, she will be officially recognized as Shiloh Nouvel Jolie.