Former VA Lt. Governor Kills Wife and Himself w/ Kids At Home



Former Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax’s estranged wife, Cerina Fairfax, claimed he was not providing support for their kids and had stopped paying the mortgage months before the tragic murder-suicide, TMZ has learned.


TMZ obtained the divorce docs filed by Justin’s estranged wife on July 18, 2025. Cerina listed the date of marriage as June 17, 2006. They shared two kids: Cameron, born in 2009, and Carys, born in 2011.

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In her paperwork, Cerina said they split on June 1, 2024, while living under the same roof. She says they entered into a post-nuptial agreement in December 2024 that resolved all issues of division of their assets and spousal support.

“There is no expectation or hope of reconciliation,” the paperwork says.

Cerina said she told Justin she wanted to end the marriage on June 2, 2025, and informed him of her intent to “exercise the option to buy out” his interest in their Virginia home.

In the filing, Cerina claimed Justin failed to pay 50% of the children’s private school tuition as required, failed to pay for the extracurricular activities, and failed to pay the mortgage and his cut of the household expenses.

Cerina said Justin “does not have to make any financial contributions to support” her and their kids. She pointed out that he was a successful lawyer and the former lieutenant governor of the state.

In her petition, Cerina said she was the only person contributing financially to the family and was the primary caretaker of the kids. She demanded primary physical custody of the kids, with visitation for him, and the court to order him to follow their agreement. The case has yet to be finalized.
 
Sorry to hear

Separation/divorce and the aftermath puts people in really dark places and it’s understandable

RIP to the both of them, sorry the kids have to deal with this
 
RIP to her. Fuck him. Killed his wife with his 2 kids at home..now they gotta deal with that.
anybody that kills their wife and themselves was clearly going through a lot mentally

I feel for him

He shouldn’t have done that but I hope he can get peace as well

To his wife, she didn’t deserve that I hope she can be at peace too
 
I'ma shoot beta some bail as I think I understand the sentiment he's trying to express

I don't agree, cause imo I think the best thing to do is get therapy but I also understand a lot of people are driven by their emotions during difficult times like this and end up making just very awful decisions
 
I'ma shoot beta some bail as I think I understand the sentiment he's trying to express

I don't agree, cause imo I think the best thing to do is get therapy but I also understand a lot of people are driven by their emotions during difficult times like this and end up making just very awful decisions

That's understood...but it would also ring pretty hollow to that woman's family and her kids to hear some soft feelings towards the person that murdered their mother.
 
That's understood...but it would also ring pretty hollow to that woman's family and her kids to hear some soft feelings towards the person that murdered their mother.

I get all of that, but aren't we, as a society, trying to move more towards compassion and understanding when it comes to mental health and people in crisis? 'Cause clearly that's what was going on here.
 
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