Most customs allow for the father to continue his lineage by giving his last name to his children without any troubles or difficulties. But under the law a child is allowed to drop that surname and pick a different one only at a legal age.
Shiloh Jolie Pitt , the daughter of Nouvel Angelina Jolie and husband Brad Pitt has changed her name from Shiloh Jolie Pitt to just Shiloh Jolie. Dropping her father’s last name .
The news of the teenager dropping her father’s name speculated in May.
On Shiloh’s eighteenth birthday which was in the month of May, news was heard that Shiloh had filed for a name change in court.
However , the name change was just granted in August. This is because in the month of July, the procedure for the name change was postponed due to clerical errors in the background check.
By law anyone undergoing a name change request must have a background check done by the court clerk to confirm everything is done according to the law statement.
But due to some errors by the court clerk in the background check, Shiloh could not proceed with the name change request. Peter Levine, Shiloh’s lawyer said that,
“Unfortunately ,the court was unable to complete the background check ahead of the hearing , so the hearing was rescheduled for August 19”.
However, in the month of July, Shiloh made a publication in the newspaper stating her change in name . This was done in fulfillment of one requirement of the name changing procedure.
Finally, Shiloh Jolie Pitt is now legally called Shiloh Jolie. Due the father , Brad Pitt, May not be happy with it , the child is happy and the law allows for that.
