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Thursday December 08, 2005 12:00 PM EST

Jolie (with Maddox in New York City Dec. 4) intends to adopt more kids from overseas: "There are so many wonderful places." Photo by: RONALD ASADORIAN / SPLASH NEWS
Happy Father's Day| Angelina Jolie
Because the adoption process could take up to nine months, "they are putting all the steps in place for their marriage," says a source. "Angelina wanted to do it right. This is a woman who values her relationships with her children more than anything. Now she is creating a family in the context of an adult relationship."

In Pitt, she may have found the ideal partner. The product of a close-knit Springfield, Mo., clan, he has talked of wanting a family for years. Back when Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were newlyweds in 2001, he even joked of having "a little commune" of at least seven children.

That dream failed to materialize, so Pitt focused on his role as devoted uncle to the kids of siblings Doug and Julie. "He's their personal play gym. They climb all over him," Doug told the Springfield News-Leader last year. Added Julie: "He hates to have his hair brushed, but he lets those girls brush his hair and put makeup on him and nail polish on his fingernails and toenails. He is crazy mad about them." (Not surprisingly, Pitt's family responded enthusiastically to the adoption news. "We're thrilled, of course," says Doug, who said he was not surprised, "just happy for bro.")

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