Nick Reiner's attorneys argue he's entitled to access a $1.63 million trust fund set up by his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, despite being accused of killing them in their Los Angeles home last December. Attorneys revealed that $200,000 has been spent from the trust, including an undisclosed amount for Reiner's previous defense attorney Alan Jackson. The trustee opposing Reiner's access to the funds cites California's "slayer statute," which bars killers from benefiting financially from their crimes. Judge Ruben Garcia did not rule on the matter and set a hearing for October 23.
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Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of Rob Reiner, a director and actor, and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, a photographer and producer, has been indicted on murder charges in their killings. The indictment, which was returned by a Los Angeles County grand jury on July 20, alleges that Nick Reiner was lying in wait before attacking his parents at their home in the upscale Brentwood section of Los Angeles on December 14, 2025. His parents were stabbed to death, and Nick Reiner was arrested hours later and charged two days after the killings.
As part of the case, Nick Reiner is seeking $1.63 million from a trust fund that his parents established for him, but he has been denied access to it by the trustees who oversee the funds, citing California's "slayer statute," which bars killers from financially benefiting from their crimes. So far, $200,000 of the trust has been spent on his defense, including an undisclosed amount for his previous defense attorney, Alan Jackson, who resigned in January due to "circumstances beyond our control."
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Nick Reiner has paid for at least part of his murder defense with money set aside for him by the parents he’s accused of killing — and he argues he’s due even more, probate lawyers revealed Monday.
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lawyers → pay → parents
Reiner, 32, wasn’t in court as attorneys argued over his right to the $1.63 million in a trust fund acclaimed director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner created for him.
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Reiner → argue → him
His parents were fatally stabbed in their home in Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighborhood in December.
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parents → stab → December
Reiner has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder with special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and lying in wait.
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Reiner → plead → wait
Anita Wu, an attorney representing Reiner’s probate interests, revealed that $200,000 of the trust has been spent, which includes an undisclosed amount for his previous defense attorney, Alan Jackson.
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which → represent → attorney
Jackson, a high-profile defense lawyer, resigned from Reiner’s case in January, citing “circumstances beyond our control.”
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Jackson → resign → control
But Jackson was in court Monday, standing alongside Wu, signaling that he could rejoin Reiner’s team if Reiner’s finances can be resolved.
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finances → stand → team
A trustee representing the trust fund who took over duties just last month said she opposes any money going to Reiner, citing California’s “slayer statute,” which bars killers from financially benefiting from their crimes.
Reiner was set to receive the full $1.63 million at age 35.
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Reiner → represent → age
He was due $558,000 at age 30, but he elected not to take that money out of the trust, lawyers said.
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lawyers → elect → trust
Reiner’s attorneys insist he’s entitled to access to that money because he hasn’t been convicted of any crimes pertaining to his parents’ deaths.
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he → insist → deaths
“The main thing to take away from today’s hearing and moving forward is that Nick Reiner is very much entitled to his own money, his own funds, and that’s what this process is about,” Jackson told reporters outside court.
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Jackson → take → court
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ruben Garcia didn’t rule on any of the matters and ordered both sides back to court on Oct. 23.
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Garcia → rule → Oct.
