Hayden Panettiere’s 11-year-old daughter Kaya appeared via video at a Los Angeles court hearing on Thursday, October 8, as her father, Wladimir Klitschko, was granted permission to call police to recover missing property. This would include jewelry “diverted” from fire Nashville domain of the star.
Kaya spoke first in the hearing, politely greeting the judge from a seat in front of a set of curtains. “Was that you, Kaya?” » asked the judge. “Yes, it was me,” she replied. Her father said he was with her using the same account, so he only had an audio connection. They then turned off Kaya’s camera while Klitschko’s lawyer explained what they were asking.
Kaya is Panettiere’s sole heir, the attorney previously said in court filings. Because she is a minor, the court had to appoint a guardian of her estate to handle legal matters related to Panettiere’s unexpected death on Aug. 16 at age 36, the attorney said.
“There is currently an ongoing investigation regarding (Panettiere), so we need to appoint an administrator to be able to interface with the investigators,” attorney Diane Park told the court. She said law enforcement also had property belonging to the estate that the family wanted returned as quickly as possible.
“We also believe that a non-family member associated with (Panettiere) misappropriated personal property belonging to the deceased’s estate, and we believe that the person went to a pawn shop to try to sell what we believe to be jewelry,” Park said. The attorney did not identify the person, but confirmed the individual and property were in Los Angeles County.
Judge Stephanie Santoro granted Klitschko’s request, appointing him temporary guardian of his daughter’s estate and allowing him to file for probate on her behalf. He also received authorization to sign Panettiere’s outstanding 2025 federal and state tax returns, and to “request and authorize law enforcement to recover their personal property.” The temporary powers will remain in effect until a follow-up hearing on December 7.
Klitschko requested the powers last month, claiming that unidentified and unrelated members of Panettiere’s family had “accessed and destroyed Hayden’s emails” and that some of her jewelry appeared “missing.” In a follow-up, he claimed the jewelry had already been sold to the pawnshop.
“The pawnbroker refused to release specific information about items without being contacted by law enforcement,” he and his attorneys claimed. “In the absence of such contact, there is a real and continuing risk that any remaining items, including jewelry believed to belong to Hayden, will be sold, transferred or rendered irrecoverable.”
Panettiere died from the toxic effects of fentanyl and other drugs while traveling in South Carolina, according to the Greenville County coroner’s office. His death was ruled an accident.
In addition to fentanyl, toxicology tests detected alprazolam, commonly known as Xanax; methocarbamol, a muscle relaxant; and quetiapine, a drug primarily used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and, in some cases, depression. The coroner said there was no evidence that physical trauma contributed to his death.
In his documents, Klitschko stated that before Panettiere’s death, he and the Hero The actress had hired security to protect her home and property, fearing that an unidentified person had “gained unauthorized access” to the property. After her death, security changed the locks, Klitschko said, and storage units containing designer clothes and accessories that Panettiere wore in public appearances were moved as a precaution.
“It is expected that the individual will continue to attempt to misappropriate assets belonging to Hayden’s estate,” his court documents state. “Given the high publicity surrounding Hayden’s estate, a personal representative must be appointed immediately to safeguard and protect Hayden’s home and contents.”
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