Angelina Jolie on Tuesday
sought to move forward with her long and sometimes bitter
divorce from Brad Pitt, which has yet to be finalized after
almost two years.
Jolie's attorney filed papers in Los Angeles Superior Court
saying the actress wanted a judgment "returning the parties to
single status during calendar year 2018."
The document also said that Pitt has "paid no meaningful
child support since separation" and said that although informal
arrangements had been made with him, payments "had not been
regularly sustained."
Jolie filed for divorce in September 2016, ending two years
or marriage and a 10-year romance that had made the pair one of
Hollywood's most glamorous and powerful couples. They have six
children for whom she is seeking primary custody.
Mindy Nyby, a spokeswoman for the actress, said on Tuesday
that the court filing was intended "to provide closure to the
marriage in a way that clears a path towards the next stage of
their lives and allows her and Brad to recommit as devoted
co-parents to their children."
Pitt's representatives declined to comment. A source
familiar with the matter, who was not authorized to speak
publicly, said that "Brad is someone who fulfills his
commitments."
The divorce filing, citing irreconcilable differences,
triggered a bitter custody dispute during which Pitt was
investigated and cleared of child abuse. Final custody
arrangements have yet to be agreed.
The "Moneyball" actor said in an interview last year that
he had quit drinking, was undergoing therapy and that he and
Jolie had decided to abandon "vitriolic hatred" and work
together to sort out their issues.
Pitt has kept a low profile in the past two years, while
Jolie has recently been filming a sequel to fairytale drama
" Maleficent" in London and directed a 2017 film about the 1970s
Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia in which more than one million
people died. Their eldest son Maddox was adopted from Cambodia
in 2002.