Several outlets report that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s eldest son, Maddox (also reported as Maddox Jolie-Pitt), has taken legal steps to change his name by removing Pitt from his surname. Reports say he has filed documents seeking to be recognized under a shortened name that drops the father’s surname, with one account stating the target name as “Maddox Chivan Jolie.” Coverage also links the move to the family’s ongoing strained relationship and separation between Jolie and Pitt, describing it as part of a broader pattern of surname changes among the siblings. One outlet adds that the decision aligns with his recent professional credit as “Maddox Jolie” in a film. The filings are described as recent and formally aimed at an official name change, with at least one report noting the reason listed in the paperwork as “personal.”