Nick Reiner was in mental health conservatorship before parents' murders

Entertainment Weekly • January 15, 2026 • entertainment

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Nick Reiner was placed under a yearlong L.P.S. conservatorship from 2020 to 2021 due to mental health issues, five years before being charged with the murder of his parents, Michele and Rob Reiner.
L.P.S. conservatorships, established under the 1967 Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, are for individuals deemed "gravely disabled" by mental disorders and differ from probate conservatorships like Britney Spears'.
Nick's history includes a schizophrenia diagnosis and recent medication adjustments prior to the alleged murders, with reports of addiction and mental illness resurfacing after his arrest.
Following the discovery of the Reiners' deaths in December 2023, Nick was arrested and