In September 2016, after two years of marriage and 11 years together, Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt. The cause? Irreconcilable differences and yet, there must have been a lot to reconcile before truly moving on because it over took eight years for the former Hollywood A-list couple to reach a divorce settlement.
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The exes, who have six children together, signed off on their divorce settlement on Monday, December 30. Let's put this into perspective. Their divorce proceedings have lasted four times longer than their actual marriage. Their kids were all minors when the divorce process started and now their eldest is 23 and their youngest is 16. What could have possibly taken so long to figure out? Here's what we know.