Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz could lose his public defenders after it was revealed that he stands to inherit $800,000 from his late adoptive parents.

Howard Finkelstein, the public defender of Broward County, Florida, filed a motion on Tuesday, asking a judge to conduct an 'indigency determination' of the teen.

If the investigation determines that Cruz has enough money to pay for private lawyers, Finkelstein's defenders could be removed from the case.

'It could result in us being removed from the case,' Finkelstein told ABC News on Wednesday. 'The question here is, are there enough resources to pay for a lawyer?'

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Nikolas Cruz, left, may lose his public defenders after it was revealed he could stand to inherit $800,000 from his parents' estates. Cruz is pictured above with one of his public defenders, Melisa McNeill, during his first court hearing last week

A family friend of Rocxanne Deschamps (pictured), 42, who initially took in the Cruz brothers after the death of their mother, filed a court papers the day after the shooting, expressing interest in the Cruz family estate

Finkelstein asked for the court to look into Cruz's finances after reports surfaced that the woman who initially cared for Cruz after his mother died in November was interested in her and her late husband's estate.

Cruz and his younger brother were sent to live with Rocxanne Deschamps after his adoptive mother Lynda died of pneumonia on November 1.

Her death came nearly 15 years after the death of Cruz's adoptive father. Neither of them left behind a will.

But it looks like they still had a considerable amount of money to hand down to their two children.

Documents obtained by DailyMail.com show that Lynda Cruz tried to get their previous home transferred into her name in December 2016. She went on to sell the home for $575,000, according to property records.

Cruz only spent a few weeks with Deschamps before asking to move in with the family of a former classmate, the Sneads.

Cruz's adoptive mother Lynda died in November, leaving him orphaned. She didn't leave behind a will, but Cruz still stood to inherit hundreds of thousands of dollars from her and her late husband's fortune. Lynda pictured with one of her adopted sons above

The Sneads said Cruz told them that he stood to inherit a combined $800,000 from his adoptive parents' estates.

News of Cruz's potential inheritance broke when it was revealed that Deschamps' lawyers filed a motion the day after the shooting, claiming an interest in the Cruz family estate 'as a family friend...who is caring for a 50% beneficiary'.

Deschamps continues to care for Cruz's younger brother.

Cruz was assigned a public defender because he filled out paperwork after his arrest, claiming he didn't have enough money to pay a lawyer to defend himself.

Finkelstein says his office has never had this issue before.

'We are never involved in probate matters,' Finkelstein said. 'In the public defender's office, nobody has ever come up to me and said, "Hey Howard, our client may be worth $800,000."'

Cruz made his first court appearance last week with one of Finkelstein's public defenders, Melisa McNeill.

After the hearing, Cruz's defense team revealed that he was on suicide watch and that he understood the magnitude of his actions.

If the court determines that Cruz has enough money to pay for his own lawyers, the public defenders will be taken off the case

McNeill told reporters gathered outside the courtroom that her client was sad and remorseful.

'He's sad. He's mournful. He's remorseful. He is fully aware of what is going on, and he's just a broken human being,' she said.

She became emotional while speaking to reporters, saying she's fully aware of the impact the shooting has had on the community, as a parent herself.

'I had to have the exact same conversation that every parent in Broward had to have with their children this morning, then I had to walk and meet with him,' McNeill said. 'I'm fully aware of the impact this has on the people who live here.

Another member of the defense team, Gordon Weeks, was brought to tears as he addressed reporters, telling them that Cruz 'recognizes' what he has done and is 'deeply sad'.

'He is dealing with the shock of all this that's going on,' Weeks said.

McNeill and Weeks said that Cruz suffers from autism, depression and has dealt with significant psychological problems - all without the sort of support system that most people have.

'When your brain is not fully developed, you don't know how to deal with these things,' McNeil said. 'That's the child I'm sitting across from.'

Weeks added: 'The child is deeply troubled and he has endured significant trauma that stems from the loss of his mother.'