Family Forum / Parenting / Adoption / January 2006

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Brad Pitt adopts Jolie's children

Monday, 23rd January 2006, 13:55

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LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Brad Pitt has become the legal guardian of
lover Angelina Jolie's adoptive children.

The handsome actor was granted parental rights to the children, four
year old Maddox and baby Zahara, by Superior Court Judge Linda
Lefkowitz a month after Jolie's lawyers filed the paperwork for the
name change.

Evan Spiegel, Jolie's attorney, said: "The court granted the name
change."

Niether Jolie nor Pitt, who are expecting their first biological child
together, attended the hearing in Santa Monica, California.

The children's new names will become Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt, and
Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt.

Jolie adopted Maddox from Cambodia and Zahara from Ethiopia - where she
was joined by Pitt. Zahara celebrated her first birthday last month,
January 8.

Earlier this week, Jolie was reported to be pregnant with twins.

It is alleged the 30-year-old actress is expecting two babies after
having fertility treatment.

A source close to the couple said: "Angelina is overjoyed. Getting
pregnant with one of Brad's children would have been God's precious
gift to her.

"Now we believe she is carrying twins. Angie is in seventh heaven."

Another source told a US magazine: "I understand that she's undergone
fertility treatments to help her conceive and it certainly seems to
have worked."