Angelina Jolie Files To Disqualify Judge In Custody Battle With Brad Pitt, Claims Judge Denied Her Fair Trial
Angelina Jolie who is currently in a legal battle with ex-husband Brad Pitt said in a court filing that the judge refused to allow their children to testify.
Angelina
Jolie
who
is
currently
in
a
legal
battle
with
ex-husband
Brad
Pitt
said
in
a
court
filing
that
the
judge
refused
to
allow
their
children
to
testify.
Jolie
reportedly
also
sought
to
disqualify
Judge
John
Ouderkirk
from
the
divorce
case,
claiming
that
he
declined
to
hear
the
evidence.
Jolie
claimed
that
Judge
Ouderkirk
"has
failed
to
adequately
consider"
a
section
of
the
California
courts
code,
that
dictates
it
is
detrimental
to
the
best
interest
of
the
child
if
custody
is
awarded
to
a
person
with
a
history
of
domestic
violence.
Seeking
to
disqualify
Ouderkirk,
a
private
judge
Jolie
and
Brad
chose
to
maintain
their
privacy,
the
actress
argued
that
he
has
an
improper
business
relationship
with
one
of
Brad's
attorneys.
Jolie
said
in
Monday's
filing
that
if
the
tentative
custody
decision
is
made
final
by
Ouderkirk,
she
will
appeal
it.
The
filing
in
California's
Second
District
Court
of
Appeal
also
added,
"Judge
Ouderkirk
denied
Ms
Jolie
a
fair
trial,
improperly
excluding
her
evidence
relevant
to
the
children's
health,
safety,
and
welfare,
evidence
critical
to
making
her
case."
According
to
reports,
the
filing
did
not
give
details
about
the
incident
that
it
was
referring
to,
but
Jolie's
lawyers
submitted
a
document
under
seal
that
offers
additional
information.
She
also
said
that
the
judge
has
"refused
to
hear
the
minor
teenagers'
input
as
to
their
experiences,
needs,
or
wishes
as
to
their
custody
fate,"
citing
a
California
code
that
says
a
child
14
or
over
should
be
allowed
to
testify
if
they
want
to.
Notably,
Angelina
and
Brad
have
six
children,
17-year-old
Pax,
16-year-old
Zahara,
and
14-year-old
Shiloh,
12-year-old
twins
Vivienne
and
Knox.
The
couple's
oldest
son,
Maddox
is
19
and
not
subject
to
the
custody
decision.
In
response
to
Angelina's
filing,
Brad's
filing
said
that
the
judge
found
Angelina's
testimony
"lacked
credibility
in
many
important
areas,
and
the
existing
custody
order
between
the
parties
must
be
modified,
per
Mr.
Pitt's
request,
in
the
best
interests
of
the
children."
It
added
that
Angelina's
objections
and
further
delays
in
reaching
an
arrangement
would
bring
"grave
harm
upon
the
children,
who
will
be
further
denied
permanence
and
stability."
For
the
unversed,
Angelina
Jolie
and
Brad
Pitt
were
among
Hollywood's
most
prominent
couples
for
12
years.
The
two
got
married
in
August
2014
and
were
declared
divorced
in
April
2019.
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