Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt settle divorce after 8 years of legal battle

After more than eight years of their legal fight Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have finally settled their highly publicized divorce As per People magazine Jolies lawyers confirmed on Monday December 30 2024 that both parties have agreed to terms marking a significant chapter in the protracted legal saga that began when Jolie filed for divorce in September 2016Jolie and Pitt had been married for two years and together for 12 before their relationship came to an endJolie filed for divorce on September 19 2016 citing irreconcilable differences shortly after an incident involving a private plane flight that she claimed escalated into an abusive altercation between Pitt and their six childrenAuthorities investigated the matter but Pitt was not charged and Jolie later chose not to press chargesIn a statement to People magazine Jolies attorney James Simon reflected on the journey stating More than eight years ago Angelina filed for divorce from Mr Pitt She and the children left all of the properties they had shared with Mr Pitt and since that time she has focused on finding peace and healing for their familyThis is just one part of a long ongoing process that started eight years ago Frankly Angelina is exhausted but she is relieved this one part is overA source close to Jolie told People magazine that the actress has remained focused on moving forward saying She doesnt speak ill of Pitt publicly or privately Shes been trying hard to be light after a dark timeThe settlement concludes a highly complex and contentious divorce that involved significant disagreements particularly over custody arrangements and their shared assetsIn the years following Jolies divorce filing the couple had been embroiled in lengthy and sometimes bitter legal disputesEarly on the former couple reached an agreement to handle their divorce proceedings privately utilizing a private judge to resolve the legal detailsThey also sought to seal all records related to their children to protect their privacy as per People magazineDespite these attempts to keep matters out of the public eye the divorce proceedings were far from smoothCustody battles over their six children Maddox 23 Pax 21 Zahara 19 Shiloh 18 and twins Vivienne and Knox 16 were particularly contentious with harsh accusations filed in Los Angeles Superior Court as per People magazineIn 2017 Pitt and Jolie agreed to seal sensitive court records regarding their children and they officially bifurcated their divorce with their legal status as single being declared in 2019Since then both parties have continued to navigate a difficult path with Pitt beginning a relationship with LA jewellery executive Ines de Ramon in 2022Though the divorce settlement represents a resolution to one part of their legal battle disagreements over their shared assets specifically their French estate and winery Chateau Miraval have continuedIn 2022 Pitt filed a lawsuit against Jolie after she sold her stake in the estate to a third party Jolie countersued alleging that Pitt had been orchestrating a campaign to take full control of the winery following their splitAs per People magazine in the lawsuit Jolies business entity Nouvel argued that Pitt had been working behind the scenes to seize control of the property which had been a symbol of their shared life and investmentsA source close to Pitt countered the accusations telling People magazine This is just the latest in a series of deliberate efforts to misdirect recycle and reposition the truth of what has happened over the last six yearsPitt also sought to prove that there was a written agreement between the couple regarding the sale of their shares in the estate a claim that was substantiated in a recent court rulingIn a significant legal victory for Jolie a judge ruled in November 2024 that Pitt must disclose documents including emails and texts that might support Jolies allegations of abuse which she claims have been covered up for yearsBoth parties remain entrenched in the legal battle over Chateau Miraval with Pitts legal team referring to Jolies document request as a sensationalist fishing expedition as per People magazineDespite the ongoing litigation the divorce proceedings themselves have now been officially concluded