Brad Pitt and 2015 Entertainment Innovator Angelina Jolie Pitt attend the WSJ. Magazine 2015 Innovator Awards at the Museum of Modern Art on November 4, 2015 in New York City. (Photo : Getty Images/Dimitrios Kambouris)
Brad Pitt, 52, is a relieved man now as the LA Children and Family Services have cleared the "Allied" star of child abuse allegations this week. It is expected that this victory will give Pitt a great advantage in the custody battle with his estranged wife Angelina Jolie, 41.
Soon after the "Maleficent" actress filed for divorce from Pitt in September 2016, Jolie accused her husband of abusing one of their kids - Maddox, 15, - during a flight on the couple's private jet on Sept. 14. Pitt was thoroughly investigated for the alleged incident, but the LA Children and Family Services did not find him guilty, TMZ reported.
According to the report, social workers had extensive discussions with Pitt, Jolie, all the six children of the couple and even witnesses on the private jet. While everyone reportedly cooperated with the investigators, the officials failed to find any abuse that reportedly emanated from an argument between Pitt and Maddox. As a result, officials have decided not to initiate any further action related to this issue.
A rep for Jolie said that right from the beginning, the actress felt the need for necessary action for her family's health. After an eight-week involvement in the investigation, she feels relieved now. However, Pitt's rep refused to comment on the issue, People magazine reported.
Now the couple's case is likely to be referred to the family court once again, the publication quoted Steve Mindel, a Los Angeles-based family lawyer not related to the case, as saying. According to Mindel, both parties will need to decide whether they want to follow the issue in the public court system or whether they want an alternative resolution to the dispute resolution. If they go for the second alternative, they may opt for arbitration, mediation, a private judge program," he said.
Elaborating on the options before Pitt and Jolie, the lawyer said that their next move would largely depend on the level of privacy Hollywood's now-separated power couple is looking for. If they want to pursue the matter in the public court, there will be no privacy. On the other hand, mediation is very confidential and will allow the couple to reach a mutual agreement away from the preying eyes of the media.
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