Nick Reiner blocked from accessing trust fund ahead of murder trial

A trustee for the fund said in court documents that due to California's 'slayer statute,' Reiner is prevented from using the funds to defend himself against the charges.

The 32-year-old has yet to receive the funds, aside from token allotments for prison commissary purchases, after being blocked by a trustee citing a "slayer statute."

Nick Reiner entered a not guilty plea in Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday

Nick Reiner, who stands accused of killing his parents Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, has been denied access to the $1.5-million US trust fund he was seeking to use to fund his legal defence. The 32-year-old has pleaded not guilty to two charges of murder.

Attorneys for Reiner said the money in the trust fund was denied to him without legal justification.

Nick Reiner’s attorney pushed on Monday for speedy access to trust funds to pay for his criminal defense in the killings of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner. Reiner, who is being held without bail in Los Angeles County jail, is trying to access $1.5 million in trust assets so that he can rehire his…

August 17, 2026 1:06 PM ET Nick Reiner was denied access to the $1.5 million trust fund his parents left behind for him, and will not be able to use those funds for his defense. Court documents indicated that Jodi Pais Montgomery, a fiduciary overseeing the fund established by the Reiners for their son, opposed Reiner’

Nick Reiner’s battle to avoid life in prison without parole or even the death penalty if found guilty of the bloody 2025 killing of his parents may hinge on a decision the accused murderer allegedly made or didn’t make nearly three years ago. Later this morning in downtown L.A., lawyers for the youngest son of…

A trustee says due to California’s ‘slayer statute,’ Reiner is prevented from receiving the money to defend himself in case

The financial steward claimed in court docs that California's "slayer statute" prevents Nick — who has been charged with murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner — from inheriting the money.

Mr. Reiner wants access to a $1.6 million trust for his legal defense. Because he is accused of killing his parents, the trustee says he can’t have the money.