Nick Reiner Locked Out of Using $1.6M Trust Fund for His Murder Trial Defense

Administrators of the trust, which was set up by Rob and Michele Reiner in 1993, have invoked California’s “slayer statute,” which prevents murderers from gaining financial value from a victim’s death.

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.

Nick Reiner Seeks Access To Parents’ Trust Fund After Blocked By ‘Slayer Statute’  HuffPost

LOS ANGELES — Nick Reiner has paid for at least a portion of his murder defense with money set aside for him by the parents he’s accused of killing — and he’s arguing he’s due even more, probate lawyers revealed Monday.

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…

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.