Reply to Former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax

Forum Index » Metropolitan DC Local Politics

Reply to "Former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax - murder/suicide?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is reported they were in the middle of a messy divorce. So awful. [/quote]

Ugh.  Another layer of awful. [/quote]

In Virginia, you must be separated for a year in order to get divorced and you can live in the same house while being separated (if you move you it can be seen by the court as abandoning your claim to the house, happened to my cousin). Reports are that the couple had started this process so I am not surprised they were both still living in the house.

Fairfax made an accusation against his wife earlier this year that she had physically assaulted him. Apparently she had cameras in the house and after reviewing the footage the police determined the assault claim wasn't valid and there was a scheduled upcoming court date re this incident which could be what triggered the current awful events.

There were 2 teen sons in the house. This is absolutely awful.[/quote]
I hope this is a wake up call to change the law re: leaving the home. It forces women into staying in a potentially very dangerous situation.[/quote]
That and the 1 year separation. What is the purpose??
Tragic. [/quote]

In some states it’s against the law to file for divorce while pregnant.

Law are in place to protect men.[/quote]

I don’t agree with that law, but how does it only protect men? Couldn’t it just as easily protect a pregnant woman from being abandoned by her spouse?[/quote]

Anyone should be able to divorce their spouse at any time, for any reason. No one should be compelled to remain in a marriage. [/quote]

And they can. The waiting periods are for no-fault divorces. You still have the ability to seek an at-fault divorce with no statutory waiting period (getting on the court docket is another matter). [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics