Angelina Jolie officially adopts new son: Pax Thien Jolie

Angelina Jolie has taken custody of her new son, Pax Thien Jolie.

Angelina arrived in Vietnam yesterday with eldest son, Maddox Jolie-Pitt and she visited Pax’s orphanage ahead of the official adoption ceremony at 9am.

The director of the Tam Binh orphanage, Nguyen Van Trung has said: “This morning he woke up at 6, just like all the children,” Trung said. “He put on new clothes, and he was very excited.”

Angelina greeted Pax with a hug and a kiss and Trung added: “It seemed like she was very good at getting along with children.”

Angelina stayed at the orphanage for about 20 minutes then Pax was carried into a waiting minivan with dark windows, his face shielded from photographers with an umbrella. Angelina followed him into the vehicle and the two headed to the nearby adoption ceremony.

Reports claim that Angelina cried as the adoption papers were finalised at 9am local time and Pax, previously called Pham Quang Sang, officially became her son.

She now has to meet with consular officials to finalise Pax’s passport to enable him to fly to the US to meet the rest of his new family. He, Maddox and Angelina are expected to fly out tomorrow or over the weekend.

Angelina adopted Pax as a single parent because Vietnamese adoption law doesn’t allow unmarried couple to adopt children but Angelina’s partner Brad is expected to adopt Pax at a later date.

Trevor Neilson, a spokesperson for Angelina, told People magazine: “Brad very much wanted to be there [in Vietnam] but is under contract working on a film in Los Angeles and as a result couldn’t go.”