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The long-standing legal friction between Grammy-winning rapper Future and his ex- partner Brittni Mealy has reached a volatile new peak. According to court documents made public on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Mealy has filed a motion asking a judge to hold the rapper in contempt and sentence him to jail time for allegedly failing to secure a court-mandated life insurance policy.
The dispute centers on a 2023 court order involving the former couple’s 12-year-old son, Prince. The directive required Future (born Nayvadius DeMun Cash) to obtain a $500,000 life insurance policy, naming Mealy as the sole trustee for their son’s benefit. Mealy’s recent filing claims that despite the legal requirement, the “Mask Off” artist has failed to provide proof of the policy, leaving the child’s financial future unprotected in the event of his father’s passing.
In her petition, Mealy is reportedly requesting that the court take the drastic step of incarceration until Future complies with the order. “She asked that Future be held in contempt and incarcerated until he resolves the issue with the life insurance policy,” legal sources confirmed to Hip-Hop Wired.
This move marks a significant escalation in a relationship that has fluctuated between public displays of affection and bitter courtroom battles for over a decade. In 2023, the pair faced off when Mealy successfully petitioned for a child support increase; at that time, a judge ordered Future’s monthly payments to be raised from $3,000 to $5,000. While that financial hurdle was cleared, the life insurance policy remained a lingering point of contention that has escalates to this request for jail time.
The timing of the filing comes as Future continues his dominant run in the music industry, fresh off a prolific 2025 and heading into the launch of his tenth studio album. Despite the legal heat, the rapper has maintained his characteristic silence on the matter, with no official statement from his legal team or Epic Records. As of Wednesday, April 1, 2026, no hearing date has been publicly set to determine if the judge will grant Mealy’s request.