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Brad PittandAngelina Joliehave agreed to continue their interim child custody agreement, a source confirms to PEOPLE.The two stars had a planned custody hearing scheduled for Tuesday that was canceled after Pitt, 54, and Jolie 43, continued the temporary agreement, the insider says.A source close to Pitt tells PEOPLE, “Nothing has changed since the judge made an interim custody agreement a few months ago in which he said Angelina must let Brad see the children.”The estranged pair pledged tosettle their case confidentiallyin 2017, but are currently battling over theissue of child supportfor their six kids, Maddox, 17, Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 12, and 10-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.Their children spent much of the summer with Jolie in London as she filmedMaleficent 2, while Pitt, 54, has been in Los Angeles shooting Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In the last few weeks, Jolie and the kids have been back in L.A.RELATED VIDEO:Angelina JolieCould Lose Primary Custody of Kids IfBrad PittIsn’t Allowed Access: ReportIn June, a judge working on their divorce proceedingsset up a schedulethat would allow the actor to spend more time with his children — or Jolie wouldrisk losing custody.“Their parenting approach was always very different,” a source told PEOPLE previously. “Since their separation, it’s been obvious that they weren’t going to figure things out on their own when it comes to the kids.”Two months into the court-mandated visitation plan,Jolie filed papersin court on Aug. 7 alleging that her estranged husband has not paid “meaningful” child support since their separation.Charley Gallay/GettyA spokesperson for Jolie insisted the actress —who also asked for a hearing that could allow the couple to dissolve their marriage before settling their finances — wants to “provide closureto the marriage in a way that clears a path toward the next stage of their lives and allows her and Brad to recommit as devoted co-parents to their children.”In a filing the next day, Pitt’s lawyer Lance Spiegelslammed Jolie’s filingas “unnecessary” and “a thinly-veiled effort to manipulate media coverage.” The papers state that Pitt“loaned” Jolie$8 million to help her purchase her current home and has contributed over $1.3 million “for the benefit of [Jolie] and the minor children.”Jolie’s lawyer Samantha Bley DeJean said theFirst They Killed My Fatherdirector and producer is paying interest on the $8 million loan: “A loan is not, however, child support and to represent it as such is misleading and inaccurate.”
Brad PittandAngelina Joliehave agreed to continue their interim child custody agreement, a source confirms to PEOPLE.
The two stars had a planned custody hearing scheduled for Tuesday that was canceled after Pitt, 54, and Jolie 43, continued the temporary agreement, the insider says.
A source close to Pitt tells PEOPLE, “Nothing has changed since the judge made an interim custody agreement a few months ago in which he said Angelina must let Brad see the children.”
The estranged pair pledged tosettle their case confidentiallyin 2017, but are currently battling over theissue of child supportfor their six kids, Maddox, 17, Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 12, and 10-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
Their children spent much of the summer with Jolie in London as she filmedMaleficent 2, while Pitt, 54, has been in Los Angeles shooting Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In the last few weeks, Jolie and the kids have been back in L.A.
RELATED VIDEO:Angelina JolieCould Lose Primary Custody of Kids IfBrad PittIsn’t Allowed Access: Report
In June, a judge working on their divorce proceedingsset up a schedulethat would allow the actor to spend more time with his children — or Jolie wouldrisk losing custody.
“Their parenting approach was always very different,” a source told PEOPLE previously. “Since their separation, it’s been obvious that they weren’t going to figure things out on their own when it comes to the kids.”
Two months into the court-mandated visitation plan,Jolie filed papersin court on Aug. 7 alleging that her estranged husband has not paid “meaningful” child support since their separation.
Charley Gallay/Getty
A spokesperson for Jolie insisted the actress —who also asked for a hearing that could allow the couple to dissolve their marriage before settling their finances — wants to “provide closureto the marriage in a way that clears a path toward the next stage of their lives and allows her and Brad to recommit as devoted co-parents to their children.”
In a filing the next day, Pitt’s lawyer Lance Spiegelslammed Jolie’s filingas “unnecessary” and “a thinly-veiled effort to manipulate media coverage.” The papers state that Pitt“loaned” Jolie$8 million to help her purchase her current home and has contributed over $1.3 million “for the benefit of [Jolie] and the minor children.”
Jolie’s lawyer Samantha Bley DeJean said theFirst They Killed My Fatherdirector and producer is paying interest on the $8 million loan: “A loan is not, however, child support and to represent it as such is misleading and inaccurate.”
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source: people.com
