He's preparing for battle!

Brad Pitt has hired divorce attorney Lance Spiegel and he's going to fight for custody of his six kids, Us Weekly reports. Angelina Jolie requested sole physical custody when she filed divorce papers, but the actor isn't going to let her steam roll him.

"He wants to have a significant role in his kids’ lives and he wants to be with them consistently, but he also wants them to be in the most protected and proper environment," a source dished to the mag.

The World War Z star believes his ex is blowing his drunken fight on the private plane with son Maddox out of proportion to make him look like a bad dad. Still, the Hollywood hunk is thinking joint custody and isn't going to attempt to take the kids away from Angie.

"Angelina is a good mother. Brad appreciates and respects her and knows she’s a good mother. He knows that it’s important to do what’s right for the kids, whatever that is going to be. … These reports about abuse on the plane are exaggerated or fabricated," a source added.

Breaking up is hard to do!