Nick Reiner reportedly submitted a petition Monday demanding trust fund money left by his parents Michele and Rob Reiner while he awaits trial for their murders.
Nick claimed the trust fund money was supposed to be distributed when he reached 30 years of age, according to court documents reviewed by TMZ. He claimed he attempted to hire attorney Alan Jackson to battle the murder case but said the trustee would not pay the Jackson, which ultimately led him to step down from the case. Nick claimed his siblings Jake and Romy agreed to recruit Jackson.
Prosecutors charged Nick with two counts of first-degree murder for the alleged killing of his parents on Dec. 14, 2025 in their Los Angeles, California home.
LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 09: Actor/Producer/Director Rob Reiner (center) and wife Michele Singer (L) and son Nick Reiner (R) attend Teen Vogue’s Back-to-School Saturday kick-off event at The Grove on August 9, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Teen Vogue)
Rob and Michele Reiner reportedly established trust funds for each of their children, Nick, Romy and Jake, in 1992. Nick’s court filing urges the trustee to act quickly as “time is of the essence,” and claims that aside from the trust fund, he has no other access to finances to pay his legal fees while he’s in jail, according to TMZ.
Nick reportedly appealed to the court by saying his efforts to access the trust have been “met only with delay and inaction” and claimed he had to secure Jackson’s representation to avoid “further jeopardizing my defense in the criminal matter.” He’s seeking damages and accounting from the trustee, TMZ reported.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 7: Attorney Alan Jackson exits the courthouse during Nick Reiner’s arraignment on charges of murdering his parents Rob and Michele Reiner, at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on January 7, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Jackson withdrew as Reiner’s attorney and Reiner will now be represented by the county Public Defender’s Office. Nick Reiner was arrested on December 14 after the bodies of his filmmaker father Robert Reiner, and his mother, photographer Michele Singer Reiner were discovered at their home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. He has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
TMZ previously reported that Romy and Jake do not intend to secure a private lawyer for their brother.
Nick issued a not guilty and had an April 29 preliminary hearing, where it was revealed that Rob and Michele’s autopsies had not been completed four months after they died.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 14: Jake Reiner, Nick Reiner, Romy Reiner, Michele Singer Reiner and Rob Reiner attend Four Sixes Ranch Steakhouse pop-up grand opening at Wynn Las Vegas on September 14, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Wynn Las Vegas )
The judge delayed the hearing date to September to allow critical evidence to be presented for discovery, according to TMZ. (RELATED: ‘My Living Nightmare’: Rob Reiner’s Son Breaks Silence After Tragic Double-Murder)
The Los Angeles Medical Examiner determined Rob and Michele died by homicide as a result of “multiple sharp force injuries,” according to The Guardian.
A growing makeshift memorial with flowers, candles and a letter are seen on the Hollywood Walk of Fames Star of the late US actor and director Rob Reiner on December 16, 2025, two days after he and his wife were found dead in the home in Brentwood, California. The son of famed Hollywood director Rob Reiner was not medically cleared for court on Tuesday, his lawyer said, as he awaits formal charging over the double murder of his parents. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images)
Reiner was a prominent filmmaker in the entertainment industry.