{"id":741705,"date":"2026-06-17T01:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T01:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/741705\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T01:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T01:23:10","slug":"is-nick-reiner-using-trust-fund-to-pay-lawyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/741705\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Nick Reiner Using Trust Fund to Pay Lawyers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In December 2025, Nick Reiner<\/a> was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents, beloved filmmaker Rob Reiner<\/a> and photographer\/producer Michele Reiner. The two were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home on December 14. Nick was eventually charged with two counts of first-degree murder and has since pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n

On June 8, ahead of his trial, Nick petitioned a California court for access to a trust fund established in his name by his parents. Court documents obtained by People<\/a> reveal that Nick plans to use the funds to bring back well-known defense attorney Alan Jackson as his lawyer.<\/p>\n

\"Nick<\/a> \"Rob<\/a> <\/p>\n

TMZ<\/a> now reports that Jodi Montgomery, the trustee overseeing the trust, has agreed to file paperwork requesting a judge\u2019s approval for Nick\u2019s petition asking for money he claims he was supposed to receive when he turned 30 in 2023<\/p>\n

Sources told TMZ that while Montgomery will submit the request, the decision to hand over the funds ultimately rests with the judge.<\/p>\n

Related: The Reason Nick Reiner<\/a> Could Still Inherit His Parents\u2019 $196M Fortune Even if He\u2019s Found Guilty of Their Murders<\/a><\/p>\n

Although many believed Nick\u2019s siblings, Jake and Romy Reiner, were stopping him from accessing the money, industry insider Rob Shuter<\/a> recently reported that it\u2019s actually Montgomery who has caused issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe trustee and the siblings are not on the same page,\u201d a legal source told Shuter. \u201cJake and Romy seem willing to see trust funds used for legal fees. The trustee has taken a much harder line.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dispute over the trust fund has become a major challenge for Nick. Still, Alan Jackson has made it clear he would consider returning as Nick\u2019s attorney if funding is ensured.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wants access to the money so he can hire the lawyer of his choice,\u201d a separate source said of Nick. \u201cAnd based on the filings, his brother and sister don\u2019t appear to be standing in the way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In December 2025, Nick Reiner was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents, beloved filmmaker Rob Reiner and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":741706,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,75,151552,73558],"class_list":["post-741705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-nick-reiner","tag-rob-reiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=741705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/741706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=741705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=741705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=741705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}