On Monday night, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finally released their first joint statement for their divorce.
The custody battle continues
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who are in the process of getting divorced, have agreed to seal all court documents as a means of protecting their six children. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have agreed to preserve the privacy of their children and family by keeping all documents confidential. Jolie and Pitt want their children to be shielded from the intense and negative media coverage that has been circulating since the split was first announced.
Jolie and Pitt battle over the custody of their children
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have surely been all over the news the past few months in a heated divorce case. The couple got married in August 2014 but were together for years before that. The sparks flew between the couple during the filming of the movie "Mr & Mrs. Smith," where the duo's love affair sparked shortly after.
However, their love has made a complete turn around and it seems unrepairable. This past Monday, January 9th, 2017, the two finally reached a divorce agreement. Currently, Angelina Jolie is still seeking physical custody while Brad Pitt, on the other hand, has requested joint custody. The agreement in place as of now is that Pitt and Jolie have an informal custody arrangement.
Jolie has physical custody of the six children and Pitt has supervised visits.
It will be interesting to see how the court rules this one. Pitt filed documents recently that said Angelina Jolie "is determined to ignore even agreed upon standards relating to the children's best interest." Pitt also remarked that Angelina has "no self-regulating mechanism" in terms of the protection of their six children.
It seems that Angelina will do just about anything to keep her children away from her husband, and Pitt is desperately fighting back. This will not be an easy divorce, and the two parents, who both love their kids dearly, will do anything to gain custody.
