It appears as if the legal predicament between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt is nowhere near the end. And despite the stretched marital dilemma, Angelina Jolie is not ready to surrender and is fighting against Brad Pitt to win full custody of their kids.
This Wednesday, Brad Pitt was successfully cleared off from the abuse allegations by the LA County Department Of Children And Family Services. But despite that, Angelina Jolie is all geared up to fight against Brad Pitt and take it to the court to gain custody of their six children.
A representative of Angelina Jolie told TMZ that she is prepared to hand out proof to the judge that Brad Pitt actually did commit abuse and will not let him reside in peace unless she has the complete custody of children.
Angelina Jolie is adamant as she does not want to share guardianship with her ex Brad Pitt. But the 'Ocean's Eleven' actor remains rock-solid on his stance as he also wants to seek joint physical and legal custody of Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10 and twins Knox and Vivienne, 8.
Even though Angelina Jolie filed for divorce based on the abuse issues, law enforcement agencies revealed this Wednesday that Brad Pitt had been wrongly accused in regard to the physical abuse on son Maddox.
A representative of Angelina Jolie maintained, "Angelina said from the beginning that she felt she had to take action for the health of the family and is relieved that after their 8-week involvement, the DCFS is now satisfied the safeguards are put in place that will allow the children to heal."
Rather than sealing the issue, the case has gotten even more complicated and perplexed.
Now that Brad Pitt appears to have been cleared off from the accusations, it is up to the former couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to strike a deal so that they can come up to an amicable decision.
The DCFS investigation has been wrapped and the couple would have to once again visit the vicinity of courts in order to battle out the differences including children custody.
As for now, Brad Pitt has monitored visitation rights and Angelina Jolie has the full custody.
According to People, LA based family law specialist Steve Mindel maintains "The parties have to make a decision as to whether they're going to pursue this in the public court system or whether or not they're going to go to an alternative dispute resolution - either mediation, arbitration or a private judge program," he says.
So the next step taken by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt is totally dependent on them. Whether they would like to steer the case ahead to the courts, or would sort it out, the future lies in their hands.
They also have an option to mediate - which permanently allows the couple to handle their case in utter privacy.
"One would think given Angelina and Brad's privacy, their six children and the fact that they all have to live through all of the stuff that's going to be published about this, they would want to do it in one of the more private settings," Mindel says.
Brad Pitt is not ready to bow down either. Pitt will be fighting till the end to receive custody of his kids. He filed a response to Jolie's divorce petition on November 4 and requested for joint physical and legal custody whereas Jolie has demanded for sole physical custody.
As for now, the kids are currently residing with their mother Angelina Jolie. The agreement is temporary and Pitt visits them with supervision.
"It has been very unhappy with the arrangement," a source tells PEOPLE in the new issue. "He loves his kids and wants to spend more time with them."
Pitt has been granted rights to seek for further adjustments within the temporary case now that the DCFS investigation has been closed. But Alaleh Kamran, criminal defender attorney claims Pitt will go on according to the agreement "as a gesture to keep peace between the parties."
In a nutshell, the positive outcome of the DCFS investigation has strengthened Brad Pitt's case for joint custody. If Brad Pitt no longer agrees to the supervised visits, he and Jolie would have to sit down together and begin legal proceedings in court.
