Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has officially regained her maiden name, with her legal name no longer Kim Kardashian-West.
The 41-year-old has become officially single in a motion granted by a judge at Los Angeles County Superior Court.
It comes as Kardashian battles through a bitter divorce from rapper Kanye 'Ye' West, who has publicly begged to keep the marriage afloat while threatening his ex-wife's new boyfriend Pete Davidson and stepping out publicly with a woman that fans labelled as a Kim Kardashian lookalike.
Judge Steve Cochran approved her petition to end the marriage through a bifurcation proceeding, which allows for a change in marital status while other issues are addressed.
"The Court grants termination of the marital status," the judge said in a written order issued after the hearing.
Kardashian joined the court hearing by video link on Wednesday (local time) after requesting the legal change in her marital status in December.
The bifurcation was fought by West, who even changed lawyers midway through the process before denying his initial representation had agreed to it in advance.
Kardashian's lawyer Laura Wasser accused West of "strategically" changing his legal representation to slow down the proceedings.
And the divorce is still not completed. There are further conditions regarding retirement plans and asset management that are still to be resolved.
Kardashian and West's next court hearing, a status conference, will be held on August 5.
