Los Angeles County probate court received a new filing from Wladimir Klitschko, the late actress Hayden Panettiere’s ex‑fiancé, expanding his earlier September petition for temporary guardianship of their daughter, Kaya Klitschko, born in 2014.
Petition details and alleged misappropriation
Klitschko’s supplemental petition asserts that items belonging to Panettiere, including jewelry, were sold to a pawn shop without family consent. The filing states the pawn shop “declined to disclose specific item information without being contacted by law enforcement” and warns that the property could be “sold, transferred or otherwise rendered unrecoverable,” causing a “direct financial detriment of Kaya.”
In response, Klitschko is asking the court to grant him the authority to “request and authorize law enforcement investigation into the recovery of Hayden’s property believed to have been misappropriated.”
Background on the estate and investigation
Panettiere died in August 2026 after being found unresponsive at a South Carolina apartment. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office ruled the 36‑year‑old actress’s death an accidental overdose involving fentanyl, 4‑ANPP, alprazolam, methocarbamol and quetiapine. The investigation remains active, with authorities focusing on the source of the fentanyl, including possible street‑level dealers.
The probate court’s decision on guardianship will affect who controls the late actress’s estate and the protection of her daughter’s financial interests.
Original reporting: Brookhaven News – ABC7 New York — read the source article.
