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Hayden Panettiere’s ex granted status to protect daughter’s inheritance

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Goodman, R. (2026, October 9). Hayden Panettiere’s ex granted status to protect daughter’s inheritance. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12096966/hayden-panettiere-death-wladimir-klitschko-daughter-inheritence/

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Wladimir Klitschko has been granted temporary guardianship of his late fiancée Hayden Panettiere’s estate for their daughter Kaya, following Panettiere’s death in August. The 50-year-old former boxer filed an urgent petition after items belonging to Panettiere were seized and valuables went missing from her residence. Judge Stephanie Santoro approved Klitschko's request on Thursday to protect the child’s inheritance until a long-term administrator can be appointed.
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Hayden Panettiere's 11-year-old daughter Kaya appeared in court via video call on Thursday alongside her father Wladimir Klitschko, where Klitschko was granted temporary guardianship over his late fiancée’s estate. Panettiere, a former actress who gained fame for roles in *Heroes* and *Nashville*, died on August 16 at the age of 36 from an accidental overdose involving fentanyl and other drugs in Greenville, South Carolina. Klitschko fears that pieces of Panettiere’s property were being taken by federal law enforcement agents investigating her death and by an unnamed nonfamily member looking to sell them without oversight. The court granted Klitschko temporary guardianship to protect Kaya's inheritance as the sole beneficiary of an estimated $6 million estate, with the former boxer requesting authority to investigate any misappropriation of Panettiere’s possessions.

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Panettiere —who died at the age of 36 from the toxic effects of fentanyl and other drugs on Aug. 16 at an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina— began acting at the age of four, appearing in soap operas and TV commercials. Her role as a cheerleader with superpowers in Heroes propelled her to fame in 2006, with the series revolving around the mantra “save the cheerleader, save the world.
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Hayden Panettiere‘s ex-fiancée Wladimir Klitschko, has been granted authority to protect the late actor’s estate on behalf of their 11-year-old daughter, Kaya, after the sudden death of the Nashville star left the child as her sole beneficiary. asserted
death → grant → beneficiary
Klitschko, 50, filed an urgent petition late last month to protect their daughter’s inheritance, claiming items belonging to Panettiere had been seized in a federal investigation and that valuables were missing after an unnamed and unauthorized individual accessed her residence in Los Angeles. asserted
individual → file → Angeles
Klitschko, a former world champion heavyweight boxer and Olympic gold medalist from Ukraine, has had full custody of their 11-year-old daughter Kaya since 2018, and she has lived with him in his home country for most of her life. asserted
she → have → life
He and his daughter appeared in a California court via video call on Thursday. asserted
He → appear → Thursday
Get breaking National news Judge Stephanie Santoro granted Klitschko the status of temporary guardian of Kaya’s estate until a long-term administrator can be appointed. asserted
administrator → get → estate
Diane Park, a lawyer for Klitschko, argued the matter was urgent because a person she described as a non-relative was believed to have taken some of Panettiere’s jewelry in an attempt to sell it to a pawnshop, and said assets were in danger of being lost during the death investigation, the Associated Press reported. asserted
Press → argue → investigation
Court documents said authority was needed to deal with both the pawnshop owner and police agencies. asserted
authority → say → owner
The lawyer said Panettiere’s taxes were due to be filed this month. asserted
taxes → say → ?
Park told Santoro that the property, the pawnshop and the nonfamily member were in Los Angeles County, where the judge’s ruling held authority. asserted
ruling → tell → authority
Klitschko’s filing also stated that before the Nashville star’s death, the former couple had hired security at her Los Angeles home because an unnamed person had accessed the property without authorization. asserted
person → state → authorization
Panettiere’s mother, Lesley Vogel, filed a document saying she consented to Klitschko being appointed. asserted
Klitschko → file → document
Panettiere —who died at the age of 36 from the toxic effects of fentanyl and other drugs on Aug. 16 at an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina— began acting at the age of four, appearing in soap operas and TV commercials. Her role as a cheerleader with superpowers in Heroes propelled her to fame in 2006, with the series revolving around the mantra “save the cheerleader, save the world. asserted
series → die → world
She went on to win three Teen Choice Awards for that role and was a Grammy Award nominee for a children’s spoken word album recorded a few years after the release of the animated movie A Bug’s Life. asserted
She → go → movie
She later received two supporting actress nominations at the Golden Globes for her role as Juliette Barnes in Nashville. asserted
She → receive → Nashville
Panettiere agreed to give Klitschko full custody of their daughter amid mental health and drug struggles. asserted
Panettiere → agree → struggles
“I grieve that I’m not the mother I thought I’d be, and definitely not the mother I want to be. asserted
I → grieve → mother
Trust me, no one should ever have to raise a child on FaceTime.” asserted
one → trust → FaceTime
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