Overview
- Reiner filed a court petition on Monday asking a Los Angeles judge to order payment from a trust his parents created in the early 1990s and to force an accounting of the fund now reported at about $1.5 million.
- The trust called for half the assets to be distributed at age 30 and the remainder at 35, and Reiner’s filing says he never received the age‑30 payment due in 2023.
- Trustee Paul R. Kanin has refused to release the funds, citing a changing series of reasons that include questions about Reiner’s capacity, and the petition accuses him of withholding the money without legal basis.
- Reiner remains jailed without bail, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first‑degree murder with special circumstances, and says he needs the trust to hire private counsel after his original attorney withdrew for lack of funds.
- The dispute could shape pretrial strategy and defense resources before a preliminary hearing set for September, and reporting notes the trustee referenced Reiner’s prior treatment for schizophrenia when resisting distributions.