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Two months after being acquitted of his family's murder, David Bain is seeking compensation for wrongful imprisonment.
Bain, 37, was acquitted of murdering his parents and three siblings at their Dunedin home in 1994 after a retrial in the High Court at Christchurch in June.
He had spent 13 years in prison after originally being convicted of the crimes in 1995.
Now he is planning to claim compensation, as well as stake a claim to his family's inheritance.
Long-time supporter Joe Karam said Bain's legal team was "being organised" to fight for compensation.
"Certainly he will be doing those things and, as far as I'm concerned, he should be," he told The Sunday Star Times.
No legal action had yet been filed.
The Bain family owned their Every St home in Dunedin, which was deliberately razed by fire at the surviving family's request.
They also owned sections in Whangarei and Bundaberg, near Brisbane, plus had about $60,000 invested and a large sum in an overseas bank account.
The estate, which could be worth more than $600,000, was divided between David Bain's father Robin's two brothers and a sister plus Margaret's three sisters.
David Bain was disqualified from inheriting because of his convictions.
Meanwhile, Bain on Saturday flew out of New Zealand, headed for the United Kingdom, Karam told the New Zealand Herald.
"He's very conscious of the fact he might be able to make a more pleasant life for himself somewhere he isn't under scrutiny," Karam said.
Karmam says he is looking at the possibility of studying overseas.
