Shiloh Jolie-Pitt’s hearing to change her last name has now been postponed.
On her 18th birthday, Shiloh filed to drop her father’s last name, instead hoping to change her name to Shiloh Jolie.
But now, she is going to have to wait a little bit longer as her hearing was postponed due to an incomplete background check.
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”Unfortunately, the court was unable to complete the background check ahead of today’s hearing, so the hearing was rescheduled for August 19,” Jolie-Pitt’s lawyer, Peter Levine, said 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.”
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Shiloh is the daughter of Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
News first broke of her plans to to remove ‘Pitt’ from her last name at the beginning of June after she filled documents on May 27 2024, the exact date of her 18th birthday.
It was only one week ago that she took the second step in the process, publishing an announcement in the Los Angeles Times sharing that she had filed to change her name to Shiloh Jolie.
A per California law, before a judge can approve a name-change petition, the person requesting it must have the legal forms published in the newspaper for one month.
After publishing it, the request will show up in the legal notice section of the paper.
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In a statement shared by People, Levine called for the media to be “more careful” when reporting on the subject saying, ”Especially when covering a young adult who has made an independent and significant decision following painful events, and is merely following legal process.”
He added: “Shiloh Jolie did not take out an ‘ad’ announcing any name change, and any press reporting that is inaccurate. As Shiloh’s attorney, I am required to publish a legal notice because the law in California requires that of anyone who wants to change their name.
“That legal notice was published in the Los Angeles Times, as is required.”
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