United Kingdom, Jan. 7 -- Rob Reiner's family have the "utmost trust in the legal process".

The filmmaker and his wife Michele were both found dead at their Los Angeles home in December, and the Reiner family has now reiterated their faith in the legal system, shortly after attorney Alan Jackson withdrew from representing their son Nick.

A spokesperson for the Reiner family said in a statement: "They have the utmost trust in the legal process and will not comment further on matters related to the legal proceedings."

Nick is now being represented by a public defender named Kimberly Greene.

Ricardo D. Garcia, the Los Angeles County Public Defender, said in a statement that his office "recognises what an unimaginable tragedy this is for ...