Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are still embroiled in a bitter custody battle over their six children. According to reports, the former couple could not agree on the financial support for the children. Reports claim that Pitt is refusing to accept the demand for child support Jolie is requesting.
According to a source, Jolie wants $100,000 a month in child support. The money is said to cover all of the kids' expenses and part of it will also be set up in a trust fund for each child. The insider added that Pitt would prefer to set aside $250,000 annually for the children's trust fund.
However, another source claimed that Pitt is not agreeable to Jolie's financial demands. It is said that although Pitt has no issue with taking care of the children, she does not want Jolie to have control of the funds. He would rather have all the money put in a trust fund instead.
Meanwhile, Jolie is seeking sole custody of the children. In a December filing, Pitt filed a motion to seal the custody records of the case to keep it from being made publicly available. A source told ET that Pitt wants to keep the information private, as it relates to the alleged child abuse incident that took place during a flight from Europe in September.
"The kids are clearly traumatized, and Angelina has been protecting the kids by not revealing what really happened on the plane," the source said. "The interest since the onset of this has not changed, and all along that has been to protect the well-being of the children."
Much of the Jolie-Pitt divorce and child custody case have been kept quiet and out of the public eye. According to Vanity Fair, the estrange couple have reportedly filed their case before a private judge.
California is one of the many states that allows a private judge to handle a case. In a nutshell, the judge's decision is binding just as any decision rendered by other courts. The only difference is that the proceedings are held in utmost privacy.