Custody Crisis Brad And Ange's Devastating War

The Jolie-pitt Children Are Caught in the Middle

- Judy Kean

It’s two years this month since Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt dropped the bombshell news that they were splitting up, but the couple are still no closer to actually getting divorced.

That’s because they can’t agree about custody of their six kids and are battling over visitation rights and child support. Angelina wants full custody, while Brad hopes to see more of his kids.

“They aren’t even close to working things out,” says a source close to the pair. “It’s just dragging on and on.”

They haven’t even discussed who gets what when it comes to dividing their assets because they’re so consumed by the custody issue.

“There will be no settlement or resolution anytime soon. They are kind of at an impasse at this point because the focus has been on custody – nothing else has been hashed out yet.”

In the meantime, their children Maddox (17), Pax (14), Zahara (13), Shiloh (12), Vivienne (10) and Knox (10) are stuck in the middle, and the divorce is understandably having an impact on them. It hasn’t helped that their mother has recently been accused of spoiling the kids in an attempt to make them want to be with her.

“She wants all the kids to tell the judge they want to live with her,” says a source. “She’ll resort to any trick to make sure she gets custody.”

But dirty tactics are not the reason the Jolie-Pitt kids been getting lots of special treats, says a friend. Angelina’s just trying to make their lives a little bit better in what is a difficult time.