Nick Reiner Gets Up to $300 for Jail Commissary as Trust Fund Dispute Continues

Nick Reiner has received limited access to money for jail purchases while a wider dispute over his family trust continues. At an October 23 probate hearing, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge permitted successor trustee Jodi Pais Montgomery to make “nominal distributions” to his commissary account, with no more than $300 in the account at one time. The court’s order allows the funds to be replenished as Nick spends them, according to the report. Before the ruling, his attorneys had complained that he had not received “even $5” from the trust to buy necessities at the jail commissary. The allowance is restricted to that account and does not resolve the larger question of whether he can receive trust distributions. Montgomery’s lawyer described the limited payment as small enough to be “de minimis,” but said it could matter to Nick’s quality of life while he is incarcerated, according to Rolling Stone as cited in the article. The report says the judge’s decision came as lawyers continued to contest access to the trust. Nick is accused of killing his parents, acclaimed director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Those are allegations, and the account does not present them as a court finding. The criminal case and the probate dispute are separate matters, even as both shape the circumstances surrounding his confinement and finances. Court filings cited by outlets reportedly say at least $558,000 was already due to Nick. The trust is valued at between $1.5 million and $1.7 million, according to the article. It was established as an irrevocable trust in 1993, with terms stating that half the amount would become payable when Nick turned 30. He turned 33 in September. The latest order therefore provides a narrow, temporary form of spending money rather than settling the trust battle. The trustee can replenish the commissary balance only within the stated cap, while the larger question of Nick’s entitlement to funds remains unresolved in court.