Nick Reiner, the son of famed director Rob Reiner who is now charged with his murder, has filed a petition for his inheritance.
The 32-year-old made the shocking demand in court documents on Monday, requesting the money his parents, Rob and Michele, set aside in a trust for him.
Nick claims in the petition obtained by the Daily Mail that he was supposed to receive half of the $1.5 million in his trust when he turned 30, with the other half allocated when he turns 35.
But, he alleges, the current trustee - identified as lawyer Paul Kanin - 'has offered a shifting series of excuses and justifications' for not turning over the funds, including 'unsubstantiated "concerns" about Nick's so-called competence to "manage a trust"' despite the terms his parents set up.
When he then tried to hire famed defense lawyer Alan Jackson to help him fight the murder charges, Nick said the trustee refused to pay Jackson - prompting the lawyer to withdraw from the case and forcing Nick to turn to a public defender instead.
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