Recently, the California Supreme Court has rejected Brad Pitt’s appeal in the custody dispute with Angelina Jolie .
Specifically, the notice reads: “Application for reconsideration is denied”. The previous July, the California Court of Appeals ruled to replace the judge in the divorce case of actresses Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, John W. Ouderkirk. Mr. John has been hired by Jolie-Pitt to hear their divorce case for several years and in May granted Brad Pitt half custody of the children. However, an unexpected thing happened, according to the denunciation letter of Angelina Jolie, the appellate court found that Judge John had a private business relationship with Brad Pitt’s lawyer, showing signs of violation of professional ethics. dismissed him from the case. Mr. John’s removal means that Brad’s 50% custody award is no longer valid.
“Mrs. Smith” is very happy with the new ruling because she continues to have custody of her children as a temporary arrangement for the past five years and it gives her the opportunity to win custody forever. Brad Pitt was very dissatisfied with the appeal court’s decision and the actor announced he would appeal. Brad’s rep said in July: “The facts will not change. There is a lot of evidence that shared custody is in the best interests of the children.”
According to Us Today, Brad Pitt’s appeal has just been denied, meaning that the custody division will be retried from the beginning. The current custody arrangement is subject to an agreement from November 2018. Accordingly, actress Angelina Jolie is the main caregiver for five minor children including Pax Thien, Zahara, Shiloh and twins Knox – Vivienne. Angelina Jolie is in London with her children to promote the movie Eternals. The 46-year-old actress was delighted to receive this announcement. Jolie’s attorney, Robert Olson, said: “Miss Jolie is focusing on her family. She is happy that her children’s happiness will not be affected by unethical behavior. Our judiciary prioritizes the ethics and best interests of children and will not tolerate bias or misconduct.” Meanwhile, Brad Pitt’s side expressed disappointment at the court’s decision.
However, Brad Pitt believes that all evidence remains valid and the actor will continue to fight for custody of the children. A spokesperson for Brad said: “We will continue to do everything legally necessary based on the detailed findings of our independent experts.” It is known that Angelina Jolie filed for divorce in September 2016 after two years of marriage and 10 years of dating Brad Pitt. There were too many disagreements after the breakup, so the divorce of the star couple has not ended. At first, Brad Pitt was accused of domestic violence, so he could not take care of his children and had to be supervised when he met the children. Brad was later found innocent. He also went to alcohol rehab and psychotherapy to become a better father.
In 2018, Brad reached a temporary agreement with Angelina, with the right to visit the children several times a week and occasionally pick them up. For a while, he continued to ask the court to split half of the custody and custody of the children but faced objections from Angelina. Recently, according to a court ruling, Brad Pitt also had to accept to let Angelina sell half of their shares in their joint estate and winery. Angelina did not give it to Brad but sold it to a third party. Jolie-Pitt purchased the estate in 2011 and it is currently valued at $164 million.
Previously, Mark Vincent Kaplan – a lawyer who has represented many stars such as Charlie Sheen, Paula Abdul or Kevin Federline (ex-husband Britney Spears) – estimated Angelina and Brad have spent “hundreds of thousands of dollars, even millions of dollars. USD” for child custody litigation. Lawyer Kaplan told Us Weekly: “They will lose much more if the case is restarted. Nothing costs more than a parenting battle. I’m sure both can afford to continue to sue, even though money is no reason for them to do so. Considering how rich both of them are, they wouldn’t mind spending money on this lawsuit.”
