Hayden Panettiere’s ex Wladimir Klitschko petitions to protect their daughter’s inheritance

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Actor Hayden Panettiere ’s ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko has filed an urgent petition asking that he be allowed to act as their 11-year-old daughter’s temporary representative in California court to protect her inheritance after the death of her mother.

Klitschko, a Ukrainian former world champion boxer, has had full custody of the girl, Kaya, for most of her life, and she has lived with him in Ukraine. Kaya is Panettiere’s sole heir. The filing in a Los Angeles County court cites items seized in a federal investigation of the actor’s death, unnamed and unauthorized people accessing her residence in Los Angeles, and valuables that are missing.

The petition says it is “urgent and essential” that Klitschko be granted the legal status of temporary guardian of his daughter’s estate.

“Without an immediate appointment for these purposes, there is a high probability that property belonging to Hayden’s Estate may be lost, damaged or dissipated before a duly appointed personal representative can be in place to protect it,” the filing says.

Klitschko’s lawyers filed the petition on Thursday, but it did not become publicly known until Monday, when it was reported by TMZ. The filing emphasizes that his intention is solely to protect his daughter’s future assets until a permanent administrator can be put in place.

Panettiere, the former star of the TV series “Heroes” and “Nashville,” died Aug. 16 at age 36. A coroner’s report obtained by The Associated Press said her death was from an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl, and she had been in rehab just weeks before. She was found unresponsive in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina.

The petition says that federal agents have taken Panettiere’s property in an investigation, and there is no authorized person to deal with them and assure it is returned.

The filing says that before her death, Panettiere and Klitschko hired security to protect her home because an unnamed person had gained unauthorized access. The petition says it’s expected the same person will continue to try to “misappropriate” property belonging to her estate.

A hearing on the issue is scheduled for Oct. 8.

In her memoir released earlier this year, Panettiere acknowledged being addicted to alcohol and having postpartum depression after her daughter’s birth in 2014. Kaya went to live with Klitschko full-time when she was 2. Panettiere’s father told investigators that when she died she had plans to visit her daughter in Ukraine days later.

Klitschko, 50, an Olympic gold medalist, held several heavyweight titles between 2000 and 2015. He and Panettiere began dating in 2009 and got engaged in 2013.

His older brother Vitali, also a former champion boxer, is mayor of Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital. The two brothers, sons of a Soviet major general, have worked to protect their country during its war with Russia.

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演员海顿·潘妮蒂尔的前未婚夫弗拉基米尔·克里琴科提交了一份紧急请愿书，要求允许他在加州法院担任他们 11 岁女儿的临时代表，以保护她在母亲去世后的继承权。

乌克兰前世界拳击冠军克里琴科拥有女儿卡娅的大部分监护权，卡娅一直与他居住在乌克兰。卡娅是帕内蒂尔的唯一继承人。洛杉矶县法院提交的文件列举了联邦调查中查获的物品，这些物品与帕内蒂尔的死因有关。文件中还提到了一些未经授权擅自进入帕内蒂尔位于洛杉矶住所的人员有关，以及一些贵重物品的失踪。

请愿书称，授予克里琴科其女儿遗产的临时监护人法律地位是“迫切且必要的”。

“如果不立即为此目的进行任命，海登遗产的财产很可能在正式任命的个人代表到位保护之前丢失、损坏或消散，”该文件称。

克里琴科的律师于周四提交了申请，但直到周一TMZ报道后才公之于众。申请文件强调，他的目的仅仅是保护女儿未来的财产，直到指定一位永久管理人为止。

曾出演电视剧《英雄》和《纳什维尔》的凯蒂·潘妮蒂尔于8月16日去世，年仅36岁。美联社获得的一份验尸报告显示，她的死因是意外服用过量多种药物，其中包括芬太尼。就在几周前，她还在戒毒所接受治疗。人们在南卡罗来纳州格林维尔的一间公寓里发现了她昏迷不醒的尸体。

请愿书称，联邦特工在调查中扣押了帕内蒂埃的财产，但没有授权人员处理此事并确保财产归还。

诉状称，帕内蒂尔去世前，她和克里琴科雇佣了保安保护她的住所，因为一名身份不明的人曾擅自闯入。诉状还称，预计同一人会继续试图“侵占”属于她遗产的财产。

关于此事的听证会定于10月8日举行。

在今年早些时候出版的回忆录中，帕内蒂尔承认自己酗酒成瘾，并在2014年女儿出生后患上了产后抑郁症。卡娅两岁时就和克里琴科一起生活。帕内蒂尔的父亲告诉调查人员，她去世前几天还计划去乌克兰探望女儿。

现年 50 岁的克里琴科曾获得奥运会金牌，并在 2000 年至 2015 年间多次获得重量级拳王头衔。他和帕内蒂尔于 2009 年开始交往，并于 2013 年订婚。

他的哥哥维塔利也是一位前拳击冠军，现任乌克兰首都基辅市市长。这两兄弟都是苏联少将的儿子，在苏联与俄罗斯的战争期间，他们都为保卫祖国而奋斗。