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Angelina Jolie achieves 'complete cutting of ties' between kids and Brad Pitt as twins turn 18: expert

Five of Brad Pitt's children have dropped his surname as a family law expert says Angelina Jolie achieved the "complete cutting of ties" she sought.

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A decade after one of Hollywood's most bitter divorces began, Angelina Jolie has finally achieved a "complete cutting of ties" with ex-husband Brad Pitt.

With the former couple's youngest children now 18, the last legal thread connecting Jolie and Pitt has effectively been severed, a family law expert explained to Fox News Digital.

The expert argued the Oscar winner has reached the outcome she had been seeking since filing for divorce in 2016.

"For those that followed the Pitt/Jolie divorce since 2016, it should be no surprise that Angelina Jolie is finally able to achieve what she attempted to get in the 2016 divorce — a complete cutting of ties between the children and Brad Pitt," Holly Davis, cofounder of Kirker Davis LLP, told Fox News Digital.

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Origin wording grade

Grade B reflects 16/100 framing risk from vague attribution; each finding below is tied to stored wording.

B 16/100 risk

Confidence: 86%
Format: opinion
Findings: 2
Method: origin-framing-v2

Outlet context is separate. right (+65, 60% confidence). This profile does not change the article grade.

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+8 · 80% confidence

Family law and entertainment experts are divided over whether Brad Pitt's strained relationship with several of his children will have any lasting impact on the actor's public image. (Getty Images) BRAD PITT FIGHTS FOR SURVIVAL IN 'HEART OF THE BEAST' TRAILER AS FANS SAY HE'S 'COOLER' THAN YOUNGER ACTORS Jolie may have effectively severed the remaining legal family ties, but experts say the public fallout might not significantly damage Pitt's Hollywood standing.

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+8 · 80% confidence

While some experts believe the repeated rejection of Pitt's surname could become part of his public legacy, others contend the developments may instead generate sympathy for the Oscar-winning actor.

The claim is attributed to a broad or unnamed group, making the evidence harder to evaluate.

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