Hayden Panettiere’s ex-fiancé, Wladimir Klitschko, was granted temporary custody of her estate on Friday following the actor’s sudden death in August.
Klitschko appeared in virtual court with their 11-year-old daughter Kaya on Thursday. People.
Kaya is the sole beneficiary of the estate of the “Heroes” star, who was found unresponsive at a residence in Greenville, S.C., on Aug. 16. Greenville County Coroner’s Office ruled death accidental overdose Contains various drugs, including fentanyl.
klitschko petitioned On September 24, he filed a motion in Los Angeles County court to be allowed to act as Kaya’s representative. The Ukrainian boxer and Olympic gold medalist has had full custody of their daughter since 2018.
The file includes items seized from his home. federal investigation Along with unauthorized people gaining access to his home in Los Angeles, as well as with no assurance that he would be extradited.
“Unless an immediate appointment is made for these purposes, there is a high probability that property belonging to Hayden’s Estate will be lost, damaged or dispersed before a duly appointed personal representative can be made available to protect it,” the application stated.
According to the petition, Panettiere and Klitschko hired security to guard his home before he died after an unnamed person broke into it. His ex-fiancee feared that the same person would continue to “dishonest” items belonging to the actor’s estate.
A day before the Oct. 8 hearing date, Klitschko filed an additional claim to the previous petition in which he believed someone outside Panettiere’s family had sold some of his belongings, including jewelry, to a pawn shop. ABC News.
In addition to seeking guardianship, Klitschko also asked the courts to give him the authority to “request and authorize a law enforcement investigation regarding the recovery of Hayden’s property believed to have been misappropriated.”
Panettiere and Klitschko had an on-and-off relationship between 2009 and 2018 and were briefly engaged in 2013. The “Nashville” and “Ice Princess” star welcomed their daughter in 2014, but gave up full custody to Klitschko in 2018 due to her struggles with postpartum depression and substance abuse.
“It was the hardest thing I could have ever done,” he said during a meeting. 2022 outlook In “Red Table Talk.” “But the best thing for my daughter was to make sure she was okay, to take care of myself, and to make sure I could be a good mother to her. And sometimes that means giving up.”
Klitschko always spoke highly of Panettiere. suffers from his loss He shared a photo of the duo with Kaya (who covered her face with an orange dot) on Instagram. 18 August. In his post, he stated that the family was experiencing “deep shock and sadness.” He also acknowledged his ex-fiancee’s experience in navigating the demands of the entertainment industry.
“Nothing will ever erase the times we shared or his place in our lives,” she wrote. Instagram caption. “I will always talk to our daughter Kaya about her mother with respect and make sure she remembers what kind of person she was.”
The next hearing will be held on December 7 and the permanent guardianship of the estate will be decided; but Kaya does not need to be present.
Times writer Alexandra Del Rosario contributed to this report.