Nick Reiner Renews $558,000 Trust Demand Ahead of Parents' Murder Trial
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Aug 15
Nick Reiner Renews $558,000 Trust Demand Ahead of Parents' Murder Trial
3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Aug 15
Summary
$558,000 is the amount Nick Reiner again asked a Los Angeles probate court to release from his parents’ trust, saying the age-30 distribution was illegally withheld and should be paid with interest.
Trust managers and former trustee Paul Kanin say they could not safely disburse the money because Reiner is charged with fatally stabbing Rob and Michele Reiner, raising unresolved issues under California’s slayer statute.
Probate filings tie the request to Reiner’s criminal case: he says he needs the funds to mount his defense, while trustees argue the trust need not finance private counsel and note he is already represented by the public defender.
The dispute returns to Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday, with Reiner still awaiting a murder trial date after pleading not guilty in the December killings.