Rob and Michele Reiner's son, Nick Reiner, is demanding access to his $1.5 million trust fund while he awaits trial for murdering his parents
Nick Reiner is demanding access to his $1.5 million trust fund to help pay for his legal defense as he awaits trial for murdering his parentsfor allegedly stabbing his parents to death.
At an arraignment at the Los Angeles County Superior Court on February 23, he pleaded "not guilty" to the charges. Nick filed a petition on Monday, June 8, requesting half of the money from the trust fund established in his name, which he claims was supposed to be paid "outright when he turned 30.
" The remainder would be paid when he turned 35. "The terms of Nick's Trust are not complicated, and they are not subject to reasonable dispute," the document stated, according to"Nick's parents left unambiguous instructions about when the funds in the Trust were to be released to him. One-half of the Trust was required to be distributed to Nick outright when he turned 30.
"They further instructed that when he turned 35, he would receive the rest of the funds in his Trust. These distributions are mandatory and unconditional.
" According to the petition, the trustee has voiced "unsubstantiated 'concerns' about Nick's so-called competence to 'manage a trust. '""These distributions are non-discretionary," the petition claims. "The trust does not authorize the Trustee to condition these distribution points on any subjective assessment by the Trustee as to Nick's intended use of those funds.
" According to the documents, Nick wants to use the money to rehire "one of the country's most sought-after criminal defense attorneys," Alan Jackson, who was "forced to withdraw" from his case in January, "because the anticipated funding did not materialize. " Nick is now represented by a public defender instead.
The petition claims that "the stakes for Nick could not be higher," adding that he told the trustee, "Time is of the essence," and explained that he needed Alan to avoid "further jeopardizing my defense in the criminal matter.
"Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found stabbed to death in their home on December 14, 2025 "He has made clear to the Trustee that he wants – and needs – the funds in his own Trust to be released so that he can pay for his criminal defense," the petition added. "Nick has no other means – to pay for his legal expenses, or for his basic support needs while incarcerated.
"Rob, 78, and his producer wife Michele, 70, died due to "multiple sharp force injuries" caused "with a knife, by another," on December 14, 2025, theirNick was arrested on December 15 and has remained in custody without bail since. He last appeared in court on April 29 for the preliminary hearing, which was pushed back to September 15, 2026. If convicted, Nick faces "a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.
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