Brad Pitt Hopes to Adopt Angelina Jolie’s Children

Brad Pitt filed a petition in Los Angeles County to adopt Angelina Jolie’s two (adopted) children, Maddox, 4 and Zahara, 11 months. Once the legal papers are signed, the children’s names will be Maddox Jolie-Pitt and Zahara Jolie-Pitt.

It’s unusual for Pitt to adopt Jolie’s children outside of marriage. The logical route would be for the couple to marry and for Pitt to do a step-parent adoption, which would cost him $775. Instead, Pitt will go through the same process as every other prospective adoptive parent. He’ll fill out reams of paperwork, complete the adoption home-study and pay a $2,950 home study fee.

I doubt that the fees will be a problem – Pitt earns $10 to $30 million per film (and if he needs financial assistance, Jolie can provide it – she commands $10 to $15 million per film).

The real question is, will he pass the scrutiny of the social worker who handles his home study? The 41-year-old star has already gone through one high-profile divorce from Jennifer Aniston. He and Jolie are (so far) not showing any signs that they intend to marry. And, should they marry, we all know what kind of track record Hollywood marriages have. But given his star status, I suspect Pitt will pass the home study with flying colors.

Related Posts on this blog:

Madonna Discusses Adoption on ‘Oprah’ 10-25-06

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Consider Adopting Child #4  6-20-06

Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Consider Adoption  4-1-06

Renee Zellweger Wants to Adopt 10-14-05

Celebrities Adopting  6-10-05

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Comments

[Jody Moreen]

I read these headlines on the cover of People magazine and it makes me wonder how progressive our adoption system really is! As an adoptee who grew up in a wonderful stable Christian family- to parents who were committed and married for over 60 years, I shutter to imagine Jolie and Pitts partnership will come even close to the foundation I was blessed to begin with. To think that money would rule in anyone's adoption qualifications- over ones personal qualities, virtues and stability when it comes to personal relationships and committments. Also there is no permanent committment in the relationship or promise of marriage for Jolie and Pitt, so how is that a stable home environment?(And as stated in the new clip- Hollywood marriages have a bad track record) And seeing that Pitt took off from his young marriage to Jennifer Aniston because he "fell out of love"! Will the same happen when He faces the hard realities of parenting, diapers, colicky babies,sleepless nights and changing plans when children are sick or needing care, or when Jolie can not give him her undivided attention when the babies need her mothering.(Will he be grown up enough to share the spotlight and attention with these children?) And who will watch these little ones when they both take off to make more big movies away from home?? My take is that Pitt lacks the emotional maturity and stability to be given the privilege to parent these precious children.(Who is advocating for them and what they need as children who deserve a loving and committed and stable foundation?)
My adoptive father was a "10" when it came to fathering and stability and putting his children above his own needs. He did not have fortune, fame, handsome looks or rave reviews from the media- but He and my mom were tops where it mattered most in parenting- Love, Care,Stability, Selflessness and raising me to love and honor God with my whole life. May God be with these children and protect them on what may likely turn out to be a rocky journey in their homelife.

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[Airsoft Guns]

if he really does that adaption... i will really admire him. his totally then a good father to me.