Rob and Michele Reiner’s son is seeking access to his more than $1.5 million trust fund to help pay for his defense against charges in their double homicide.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Attorneys for Nick Reiner, 32, filed a lengthy petition in a Los Angeles court Monday seeking access to his trust, which he was supposed to begin receiving two years ago.
The petition says that their client has been denied access despite “unambiguous instructions” left by his parents on how to disburse the funds in the trust that was established in 1993.“Nick loved his parents, and he is devastated by their deaths.
But the facts about what did and did not happen to them are not at issue in this Trust litigation,” the attorneys wrote in the petition.“Like anyone accused of a crime, Nick is presumed innocent, and he is entitled to mount his defense with the resources that are lawfully his own.” Nick Reiner’s attorneys, Anita P.
Wu and Geoffrey A.Neri, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The trust was established as part of the Reiners’ estate plan, but is separate from the larger family trust that includes the estate’s assets.The petition states that each of the Reiners’ three children has an independent trust for their individual benefit.
Nick Reiner has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder in connection with his parents’ killings in December.Authorities say renowned director Rob Reiner, 78, and photographer and movie producer Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home.
Their son was arrested hours later.Rob Reiner is flanked by his wife, Michele Singer, and their son Nick Reiner in 2013.Michael Buckner / Getty Images for Teen Vogue fileAccording to the petition, Nick Reiner was entitled to half of the trust when he turned 30 and should receive the remainder when he turns 35 — distributions his attorneys called “mandato...