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Brad Pitt granted joint custody of children with Angelina Jolie – reports

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Brad Pitt granted joint custody of children with Angelina Jolie – reports

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The court awards Pitt joint custody after a lengthy 5-year legal battle over 5 of their children

Hollywood star Brad Pitt has been granted joint custody of his five children with Angelina Jolie via a tentative custody order on May 13. He was awarded “significantly increased time” with their children.

Following the decision made by Judge John Ouderkirk, they are both set to split their time with their children, 12-year-olds Vivienne and Knox, 14-year-old Shiloh, 16-year-old Zahara, and 17-year-old Pax, sources from Entertainment Tonight said. Maddox, 19, the oldest of their six children, remains unaffected by the decision.

It has been a tedious legal battle between Pitt, 57, and Jolie, 45, after their controversial split in September 2016. The former couple’s nearly 5-year dispute in court is not over yet, as Angelina has still challenged the ruling, saying that Judge Ouderkirk refused to hear testimonies from the children themselves, which are critical to the proceeding.

According to the filing from California’s Second District Court of Appeals obtained by the Associated Press, “Judge Ouderkirk denied Ms. Jolie a fair trial, improperly excluding her evidence relevant to the children’s health, safety, and welfare, evidence critical to making her case.”

Previously, Jolie wanted to disqualify Judge Ouderkirk from overseeing their divorce hearings alleging business and financial interests involved with Pitt’s attorney.

In 2016, Pitt was also subject to a child abuse case investigation of their then-15-year old son Maddox while on a private plane but was later cleared of allegations.

Their divorce is yet to be finalized but Pitt and Jolie officially split in 2019, after being one of the most iconic couples of Hollywood for 12 years. Angelina filed for divorce in 2016. – with reports from Paolo Alejandrino/Rappler.com

Paolo Alejandrino is a Rappler intern.

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