The actress’ petition to legally adopt her maiden name was approved by a Los Angeles court commissioner. The move by Denise further established her new found freedom from ex-husband Charlie Sheen.

She never used the actor’s last name for professional or otherwise public purposes. But I guess the actress wants to erase every detail of her former marriage to Charlie. The paperwork filed and signed by the L.A. court commissioner allows her to officially drop “Sheen” from her name.

An ongoing custody battle between the two was only recently finalized. The two were reportedly happy with the arrangement. The actress said that the agreement was “in the best interests of our children.”

This is always good in custody battles. The arrangement must always be for the good of the children to ensure that their interest will still be taken care of despite the split between their parents.