Klitschko filed the urgent petition last week, saying that pieces of Panettiere’s estate were being taken by federal law enforcement agents investigating her death and an unnamed non-family member was trying to sell them, and no one was in a position to try to recover them for her daughter.

Klitschko, a Ukrainian former world champion boxer, has had full custody of the girl, Kaya, for most of her life, and has lived with him in Ukraine. The father and daughter appeared in Los Angeles County court remotely via videoconference. During the brief hearing he spoke only to introduce himself, with only Kaya visible on camera, sitting at a table in front of the curtain.

Judge Stephanie Santoro granted Klitschko the status of temporary conservator of Kaia’s estate until a long-term administrator could be appointed.

Santoro asked Klitschko’s attorney, Dianne Park, why the case was so important. Park said he believed a person described only as a non-relative had taken Panettiere’s belongings after her death and tried to sell some of her jewelry at a pawn shop. And she said there was a risk of assets becoming unaccounted for during the investigation into the death. Court documents say the authority is needed to deal with both the pawn shop owner and police agencies. Panettiere’s taxes will also have to be filed this month, the lawyer said. Satisfied with the explanation, Santoro approved the move.

Panettiere, the former star of the TV series “Heroes” and “Nashville,” was pronounced dead at the age of 36 in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, after paramedics found her unresponsive. A coroner’s report obtained by The Associated Press said he died from an accidental overdose of multiple drugs, including fentanyl. She was in rehab just a few weeks ago. Her on-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the home.

Park told Santoro that the property, the pawn shop and non-family members were in Los Angeles County, where the judge had jurisdiction over the judgment. Park declined to comment outside the courtroom.

Klitschko’s September 24 petition emphasized that his intention was to solely protect his daughter’s future assets until a permanent administrator could be appointed.

“There is a very high probability that the property of the Hayden Estate could be lost, damaged or destroyed,” the document said.

The filing states that prior to their deaths, Panettiere and Klitschko had hired security to protect their home because an unnamed individual had gained unauthorized access, and expected the same individual to continue trying to “abuse” their property.

Panettiere’s mother, Leslie Vogel, filed a document saying she agreed to Klitschko’s appointment.

The 50-year-old Klitschko, 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 elder brother Vitaly, also a former champion boxer, is the mayor of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Both brothers, sons of a Soviet major general, have been prominent public figures in Ukraine. During the war with Russia.

In her memoir, released earlier this year, Panettiere admitted to suffering from alcohol addiction and postpartum depression following the birth of her daughter in 2014. When Kaia was 2 years old, she moved in with Klitschko full-time. Panettiere’s father told investigators that when she died, he had planned to visit his daughter in Ukraine a few days later.

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