Newly surfaced court documents paint a troubling picture of alleged alcohol abuse and financial mishandling involving disgraced ex-Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax following the murder-suicide involving his wife.
The report cites court documents that were made public following the tragedy, which authorities are investigating as a possible murder-suicide.
According to a report by the New York Post, legal filings from the couple's divorce proceedings accuse Fairfax of being a “raging drunk” and misusing money intended for his children to purchase firearms.
Court records reviewed by the outlet allege that Fairfax struggled with alcohol abuse and exhibited erratic behavior before Cerina filed for divorce in 2025.
In the documents, Cerina claimed that Fairfax 'had chosen not to be a productive member of the family and that the dictionary definition of 'deadbeat' was accurate as applied to him.'
Fairfax drank so much that he would hide in his family's office, surrounded by 'empty wine bottles, trash, and piles of dirty laundry,' and only come out 'long enough to get food or smoke cigarettes.'
The filings also claim he used funds meant for his children’s horseback riding expenses to purchase firearms in 2022.
He further avoided paying household payments and let the family's mortgage frequently go into default, per the report.
The judge pointed out that Fairfax did not contest the veracity of the accusations made against him.
Hence, the judge had mandated that Fairfax vacate the family home on April 30 due to his deadbeat behavior.
However, Fairfax killed himself and his estranged wife two weeks before that deadline.
