The judge didn't mince words. On October 27, the Delaware Court of Chancery ordered Evans to ensure a payout of exactly $12,518,336 to Voletta Wallace's trust. This isn't a rounding error; it’s a massive correction to the $48,612 that Evans and the company previously insisted was the total owed. The ruling also tacks on prejudgment interest, compounded quarterly, because the money sat in the company's accounts while the two sides argued over who actually owned the equity.
The core of the fight was technical but high-stakes. Evans, who manages the LLC, argued that the trust only became a formal member on December 12, 2025. Her logic? No membership, no money. But the court saw it differently. It ruled that Wallace’s financial interest transferred to her estate—and subsequently to the trust—immediately upon her death in February 2025. That means the trust is entitled to the distributions made before it was formally listed as a member. The court ignored Evans' attempt to hold the funds hostage pending a separate legal challenge in Pennsylvania involving Wayne Barrow, the estate's executor.
Why was the money frozen in the first place? The company had made three hefty payments of $4 million each on March 20, June 30, and September 25, 2025, plus another $469,724 in late December. Evans claimed these shouldn't have been released while Barrow’s authority was being questioned elsewhere. The Delaware judge, Kathaleen St. J. McCormick, shut that down. She noted that Barrow had valid Letters Testamentary issued in April 2025, giving him clear authority. The Pennsylvania dispute over his appointment is a separate headache; it doesn't stop the money from moving in Delaware.
This verdict is just one slice of a much larger pie. Biggie’s son, Christopher Jordan Wallace (C.J.), is currently challenging Barrow’s appointment in Pennsylvania, questioning why his grandmother removed him as successor trustee and replaced him with her former manager. That battle is still simmering. For now, though, the Delaware ruling sets a hard boundary: the trust’s economic rights are recognized, and the $12.5 million is due. Evans’ team will need to figure out how to process that check without another round of litigation.