LIVE: Nick Reiner's 2020 Conservatorship & The California Law That May Have Sealed His Parents' Fate
Published: January 25, 2026
Duration: 51:03
Breaking it all down live: Nick Reiner was under a court-ordered LPS conservatorship in 2020. A judge found him "gravely disabled." A licensed fiduciary—Steven Baer—controlled his treatment decisions. He could be forced into a locked psychiatric facility against his will. California gave the Reiners everything the law allows. One year later, it was gone. Four years later, Rob and Michele Reiner are dead.
The loophole nobody's discussing: under California law, if a family provides food, clothing, and shelter for a mentally ill loved one, that person may no longer meet the "gravely disabled" standard. The very act...