EXCLUSIVE: Takeoff’s Parents Set For September Showdown Over Wrongful Death Settlement Money

Kenneth Ball is claiming half of Takeoff’s wrongful death settlement, but a Georgia probate court will decide in September.

Takeoff’s mother, Titania Davenport, just won a key legal round against the late rapper’s father over settlement money.

A Georgia probate court has agreed to take over the split dispute and scheduled a hearing for September 21, 2026.

Court documents obtained by AllHipHop lay out why Davenport pushed for Georgia to handle this. She and Kenneth Ball, Takeoff’s father, are both Georgia residents, and nearly every witness tied to the allocation question lives there too.

The bowling alley and its co-owners have already paid the settlement and walked away, so this fight is now strictly between Takeoff’s parents.

Ball had come into the case late, joining as an intervenor in December 2023 after Davenport had already brought the lawsuit.

His attorney told AllHipHop that Ball suffered substantial losses including funeral costs, psychological expenses, and loss of counsel and support. He’s pushing for an equal split of the settlement proceeds despite admitting he was largely absent from Takeoff’s life.

Davenport has made her counter-argument plain in court filings: Ball provided “negligible financial support and effectively no emotional support” throughout Takeoff’s life.

She raised him as a single mother, and once the Migos money came in, he covered her housing, vehicles, and daily expenses. Ball, she argues, never had that kind of relationship with his son and shouldn’t collect half the settlement now.

The settlement with the bowling alley was reached at the end of 2025 for a confidential amount, according to Billboard. Davenport sued in June 2023, arguing that the venue knew celebrities would be there and failed to put in place meaningful security measures.

Takeoff was shot and killed on November 1, 2022, at 810 Billiards & Bowling in downtown Houston during a private dice game that turned violent.

He was 28 and left no will, and his estate was estimated at $26 million.

Patrick Xavier Clark faces a murder charge in the killing and claims self-defense, with his criminal trial set to begin November 5, 2026.

Ball objected to the Georgia move, telling the Texas court that Davenport filed over there “surreptitiously” without giving him notice.

Davenport’s team pushed back, pointing out Ball’s own Georgia probate lawyers have been active in the case for three years and were electronically served the day she filed. The Texas court keeps overall jurisdiction but hands the split question to Georgia, where the probate court applies Texas damages law.

The Fulton County Probate Court in Atlanta has been handling Takeoff’s estate since shortly after his death in 2022.

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