Nick Reiner Seeks Trust Funds for Defense and Jail Needs
WHO:
Deadline - Nick Reiner, his lawyers, the trust’s trustee, and Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ruben Garcia were involved in a probate hearing concerning trust funds.
Page Six - Attorney Lauriann Wright represents successor trustee Jodi Pais Montgomery; Reiner’s attorneys are Anita P. Wu and Geoffrey A. Neri.
Page Six - Reiner is 33 and has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, according to the article.
Page Six - Reiner’s parents were Rob and Michele Reiner; his siblings are Jake and Romy Reiner.
Page Six - Reiner is represented in the criminal case by Los Angeles County public defender Kimberly Greene. His former attorney Alan Jackson withdrew.
WHAT:
TMZ - A judge approved Reiner receiving trust funds for use at the jail commissary.
Rolling Stone TV Movies - The trust fund dispute is headed to mediation; the trustee’s lawyer said, “I am optimistic.”
Page Six - Nick Reiner did not attend the probate hearing.
Page Six - A trustee’s attorney asked a judge to authorize $300 for Nick Reiner’s jail commissary account to purchase basic items.
Rolling Stone TV Movies - The trust fund dispute is headed to mediation, and the trustee’s lawyer agreed to fund Reiner’s commissary account.
Deadline - Reiner moved closer to receiving trust money to fund a criminal defense; his lawyer said the money arrangement needed “To get resolved as quickly as possible.”
Page Six - Wright asked the judge to release $300 for Reiner’s jail commissary account to buy basic items, describing it as a “quality of life issue.”
Page Six - Reiner is seeking access to approximately $1.5 million in the Nick Reiner Children’s Trust. His attorneys said at least $558,000 was due to him.
Page Six - Reiner’s attorneys said he had not received “even $5” from the trust for necessities while incarcerated.
Page Six - Reiner has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder. If convicted, he faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Page Six - The trust dispute remains unresolved.
WHERE:
Deadline - The probate hearing took place at Los Angeles Superior Court.
Page Six - Reiner is held without bail at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles; his parents were killed at their Brentwood home.
WHEN:
Page Six - Wright requested the $300 commissary deposit during a hearing on October 23.
Us Magazine - The probate hearing was held October 23.
Page Six - Reiner turned 30 in September 2023; his attorneys say he was entitled to half the trust assets then.
Page Six - The article identifies the alleged killings as December 2025 stabbing deaths.
WHY:
Page Six - Reiner’s attorneys argue he became entitled to half the trust assets upon turning 30, before his parents’ deaths, so the funds should not be barred by California’s Slayer Statute.
Page Six - Wright argued that releasing the funds before the criminal case is resolved could be “irreversible” and that Reiner’s share should instead go to his siblings.
HOW:
TMZ - The judge’s approval allows Reiner to use at least some of the trust fund while incarcerated.
Page Six - Rob and Michele Reiner established the trust in 1993. The dispute concerns whether California’s Slayer Statute bars access by someone charged with murdering the person who created the trust.
(UPDATED October 24, 2026 02:09 UTC)
A Los Angeles judge approved a $300 payment from Nick Reiner’s trust for basic items at the jail commissary, while a broader fight over the trust is headed to mediation. Reiner did not attend the probate hearing, where his lawyers sought access to roughly $1.5 million, saying at least $558,000 was owed to him. They argue he became entitled to half the trust when he turned 30, before his parents died. The trustee’s lawyer warned that releasing the money before the criminal case is resolved could be irreversible, and argued Reiner’s share should go to his siblings. The trust dispute centers on whether California’s Slayer Statute bars him from receiving funds. Reiner is held without bail and has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner. If convicted, he faces life in prison without parole.
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(UPDATED October 24, 2026 00:08 UTC)
Nick Reiner is seeking access to roughly $1.5 million from a family trust to help pay for his criminal defense, as the dispute over the money heads to mediation. At a probate hearing in Los Angeles, his attorneys said at least $558,000 was due to him and argued he became entitled to half the trust assets when he turned 30, before his parents died. They contend California’s Slayer Statute should not block that money. The trustee’s attorney warned that releasing funds before the criminal case is resolved could be irreversible, and argued Reiner’s share should go to his siblings. Reiner did not attend the hearing. His lawyers also said he had received nothing from the trust for necessities while jailed. The trustee’s attorney agreed to seek approval for $300 for his commissary account. Reiner has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and is held without bail.
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(UPDATED October 23, 2026 23:15 UTC)
Nick Reiner’s effort to access money from his family trust moved closer to resolution at a Los Angeles probate hearing, where the trustee’s lawyer agreed to provide $300 for his jail commissary account. The money is intended for basic items, which Reiner’s attorneys called a quality-of-life issue. Reiner is also seeking about $1.5 million from the trust, with his lawyers saying at least $558,000 is owed to him. They argue he became entitled to half the assets when he turned 30, before his parents died, so California’s Slayer Statute should not block access. The trustee’s lawyer warned that releasing funds before the criminal case is resolved could be irreversible, and argued Reiner’s share should go to his siblings. The broader dispute is headed to mediation. Reiner, who is held without bail, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder.
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(UPDATED October 23, 2026 21:17 UTC)
Nick Reiner moved closer to accessing trust money for his criminal defense after a probate hearing in Los Angeles, but the dispute remains unresolved. His attorneys say he is entitled to at least $558,000 from a trust holding about $1.5 million, arguing he qualified for half the assets when he turned 30. The trust was created by his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, who were killed at their Brentwood home. Their successor trustee opposes releasing the funds before the criminal case is resolved, warning the decision could be irreversible and arguing Reiner’s share should go to his siblings. The trustee also asked the judge to release $300 for basic jail commissary items, calling it a quality-of-life issue. Reiner, 33, is held without bail and has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder. If convicted, he faces life without parole.