Nick Reiner Petitions For $1.5M Trust Fund To Cover Murder Defense
on Jun 09, 2026
It’s been almost six months since Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead at their home in Brentwood, California.
Since that Dec. 14, 2025, incident, Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner, 32, has been the primary suspect.
Accused of murdering his parents, Nick pleaded “not guilty” on Feb. 23, and has struggled to maintain legal representation in court in Los Angeles County since his initial arraignment.
Now, he’s requesting access to a $1.5 million trust fund that his parents established for him the year he was born, 1993, saying he is owed the funds to cover his legal defense against charges he murdered his own parents.
Nick Reiner Requests Access To Trust Fund
According to the Associated Press, a petition filed on Monday, June 8, in Los Angeles County Superior Court by Nick’s civil attorneys states, “Nick loved his parents, and he is devastated by their deaths. But the facts about what did and did not happen to them are not at issue in this Trust litigation.”
The petition goes on to state, “Like anyone accused of a crime, Nick is presumed innocent, and he is entitled to mount his defense with the resources that are lawfully his own.”
According to the petition, the approximately $1.5 million in the trust fund has been denied to Nick by trustees charged with caring for the fund, a move he believes has been made without “legal justification,” the Associated Press reports.
Further, Nick claims that upon turning 30, which was two years prior to the death of Rob and Michele, he was to receive access to half of the money within the trust fund, with the remaining half made available to him at the age of 35.
Such funds were reportedly also established for Nick’s siblings, Jake and Romy, but the attorney overseeing the fund, identified as Paul R. Kanin, has allegedly given “a shifting series of excuses and justifications” as to why access has not been granted to Nick, the Associated Press relays.
Being incarcerated, Nick argues in the petition that he should have access to the full amount held within the trust.
If access to the fund were to be granted, his previous high-profile attorney, Alan Jackson, has stated that his “firm stands ready, willing, and able to resume representation of Mr. [Nick] Reiner.
Court documents included in Nick’s petition even reveal that Nick’s siblings, Jake and Romy, had volunteered to pay for Jackson’s fee before changing their decision.
While Jackson backed out of defending Nick in court in January, in a statement quoted by the Associated Press, Jackson stated, “Pursuant to the laws of California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder.”
Beyond seeking the $1.5 million held in the trust fund for his defense, Nick reportedly is seeking some funds for his commissary, which would cover hygiene products and more while awaiting his next appearance in court.
Nick Reiner’s next court appearance is slated for Sept. 15, which is the day after his 33rd birthday.
This is a developing story.
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