Brad Pitt, Jolie's child custody hearing to commence
Brad Pitt will demand 50-50 custody of his children in court proceedings likely to commence on Monday. The actor, who separated from wife Angelina Jolie in 2016, has been involved with a tumultuous custody battle since that time.
According to a new report, while Pitt does not have any doubts about Jolie's love for the youngsters, he feels compelled to take the legal route after recent setbacks in his demand for equal custody. The couple has six children -- Maddox, Pax, Shiloh, Zahara, Vivienne and Knox.
"Brad is requesting 50/50 custody to be placed in place and stay static in place," a source told ETOnline. "Angelina really wants to be fair when it comes to custody. She actually is very structured with the kids. Brad has high hopes [they can] try to make it work because of the value of co-parenting."
The former couple had reached an agreement in 2018, but that fell apart. Lately, Jolie has filed a complaint about the private judge overseeing the proceedings, claiming that he previously a conflict of interest as a result of financial links to Pitt's attorneys.
The foundation continued, "Brad, generally, has been respectful of Angelina's parenting. While he doesn't trust everything, he knows she loves the youngsters and wants the best for them. He also knows his love and existence are needed." The source said that Pitt has 'done everything he can in order to avoid a court situation', but is 'left without other choice'. Another source said, "No one wants this case over a lot more than Angelina."
Pitt was spotted at Jolie's house on several occasions in August, right before their relationship was thought to have soured again, when Jolie asked for the judge overseeing the divorce proceedings to be removed, citing a conflict of interest. US Weekly quoted a source as saying that Pitt wasn't pleased with this, especially following the couple had been on their way to amicably resolving their years-long custody battle. "Brad says Angelina has truly gone way too far this time...He's left without other option but to dig in and fight back-hard," the source said.
