nick rennerHer lawyers and representatives of a $1.5 million family trust are negotiating a possible settlement before her trial for the alleged murder of her parents, rob And michelle rainer.
A probate hearing was held on Friday, October 23 in Los Angeles County Superior Court We He was present when both sides offered updates on the status of the fund set up by the late filmmaker and his wife for the benefit of their three children – jake35, Nick, 33, and romi28. (Nick was not present in court during Friday’s session.)
Nick’s lawyer Anita Wu The judge confirmed that all parties have agreed to attend a meditation session on Wednesday, December 16, to discuss a possible resolution.
The trustee attorneys requested that Nick be required to attend a December mediation session away from jail. He also asked the court to approve $300 to go toward Nick’s commissary at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility, which will be replenished whenever he is finished.
The legal team representing the Renner Family Trust argued that the judge should approve the payment immediately, because the amount is “very small” and yet it is “significant to Nick’s quality of life.” The judge declined to rule on the request during Friday’s hearing, explaining he needed time to “reflect” on the implications of granting such an allowance.
Both parties have agreed to return to court on March 17, 2027, regardless of the outcomes of their mediation session. At that hearing, the judge can either approve a potential settlement agreement or the parties must once again attempt to resolve the dispute.
Trustee lawyer, outside the courtroom laurian wright He told reporters he was “optimistic” that an agreement could be reached at the mediation meeting because both sides have “smart, experienced lawyers.”
Nick Renner appears during his arraignment in February 2023.
Chris Torres/Pool/AFP/Getty ImagesNick is being held in jail without bail after being charged with the first-degree murder of his parents in their Los Angeles home on December 14, 2025. Rob was 78, and Michelle was 70. (Nick has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors have declined to pursue the death penalty in the case.)
He has repeatedly asked the court to grant him access to his share in a $1.5 million trust fund set up by his late parents in 1993. Nick argues that he should have received half of his share when he turns 30 in September 2023.
Any claim to the fund is complex California’s “killer statute,” Which stipulates that “a person who feloniously and intentionally murders the deceased is not entitled to money” nor can they access financial assets or property from the party charged with murder.
Nick’s lawyers argue that unless he is convicted by a court, he is presumptively innocent of the murders of Rob and Michelle – and thus he should be allowed to use the money in his fund. Despite this argument, their current and former trustees – jodi pace montgomery And Paul R. Kanin – Still refused to give any money to Nick.
Nick’s lawyers Wu and Nick said, “Nick still hasn’t been able to raise even $5 from his trust to buy basic subsistence items from the prison commissary.” Geoffrey A. Neri Wrote to its trustees in August. “Nick is unable to access money that is legally his – to rehire a criminal defense attorney, or even for basic subsistence items from the prison commissary.”
Nick’s former lawyer alan jackson told We And other outlets said after the August hearing that the alleged killer “deserves his own money, his own money.”
“That’s what this process is about,” Jackson said outside court at the time. “He has determined that he wants to be able to use his funds held in his trust account to decide on his criminal attorney. When he is allowed to do so, he will be able to defend himself in the manner that the Constitution indicates he should and can defend himself.”
In recent months, Nick’s younger brother, Jake, and his aunt martin singeBoth confirmed to LA’s ABC7 News that they have had no contact with him since his imprisonment.
Asked in an interview in October if she would consider talking to Nick, his aunt Martine replied, “I appreciate the question. I’m not sure I could answer that.”
Nick is next scheduled to return to court on March 17, 2027.