Brad Pitt and daughter Zahara
In July 2005, Pitt accompanied Jolie to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where she adopted her second child, Zahara Marley. in December of 2005, Pitt was in the process of becoming the adoptive father of both children and in 2006, a California judge granted Jolie's request to change the children's surnames from "Jolie" to "Jolie-Pitt.