Rob Reiner’s son demands his $1.5M inheritance as he stands trial for parents’ brutal murder
By Chris Nesi
Published June 9, 2026, 7:47 a.m. ET
Accused murderer Nick Reiner is fighting in court to get the inheritance left by the parents he is accused of stabbing to death in their $20 million Los Angeles mansion.
A new court petition shows he is fighting to get $750,000 of his $1.5 million trust as his legal bills pile up.
His legendary film director father, Rob Reiner, and his mother, Michele, set aside the trust for him, dictating he was to receive half of the funds when he turned 30 and the other half when he turned 35.
Reiner, 32, now claims the trustee, lawyer Paul Kanin, has refused to hand over the funds, alleging “unsubstantiated ‘concerns’ about Nick’s so-called competence to ‘manage a trust,'” according to documents obtained by Daily Mail.
The accused murderer hired high-profile defense attorney Alan Jackson to represent him in court, but the lawyer withdrew from the case when Kanin refused to hand over the money, forcing Reiner to rely on the services of a public defender.
The petition states “time is of the essence” to get the money to pay Jackson, and argued that any continued delay risks “further jeopardizing my defense in the criminal matter.”
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