Son of Virginia bowling billionaire cheats on wife with their four kids' former nanny, asks for divorce on Christmas Day: court papers
The married son of a powerful Virginia bowling billionaire had a steamy affair with his kids' ex-nanny — and callously informed his wife he wanted a divorce as she held their baby on Christmas Day, bombshell court papers claim.
The sordid marital strife rocking one of the Old Dominion State's most prominent families pits Rolex- and race car-loving scion Peter Goodwin, 40, against wife Cara Goodwin, a 40-year-old popular clinical psychologist.
Peter — whose uber-successful dad, William Goodwin, is a former co-owner of the AMF Bowling chain, among a slew of other business mega-ventures — kicked off the pair's divorce battle when he delivered his big reveal to Cara over the 2023 holiday at their Virginia estate, according to documents obtained by The Post.
Cara 'sat in front of him holding their 4-month-old daughter' as he told her they were through and fled, screaming obscenities, while the couple's other three kids watched, read the court papers filed by Cara in Albemarle County Circuit Court.
Within six days of leaving his wife, the dad of four and his blond younger honey, former family nanny Annette Lombard, were romping together at the posh Four Seasons Hotel at the Surf Club in Surfside, Fla., the documents allege.
Over the next few months, the illicit pair 'engaged in adulterous acts'' everywhere from Jackson Hole, Wyo., to the former couple's Palm Beach, Fla., pad, the papers say.
Lombard, now 27, began working for the couple around age 21, starting in 2019 while she was an undergrad at the University of Virginia, court papers say.
Beginning in the spring of 2020, Lombard lived with Peter and Cara and the kids for about a year as she cared for the children during the pandemic, according to the documents.
She became so close to the kids that they referred to her as their sister, the filing says.
That same year, Peter hired Lombard to also work for him at his office — and eventually promoted her to a vice president of his company.
But by the end of the year, Cara told her husband of her 'growing discomfort regarding the nature of his interactions with'' Lombard, which he 'dismissed,'' the documents say.
Less than two years later, in August 2023, Cara had the couple's fourth child.
The next month, Peter 'began expressing strong desire for more independence and time away from his family to focus on his own self-care,'' the divorce papers say.
Peter's Instagram page, under the username 'timetodrive5,' features the tagline 'just trying to keep the revs high.'
It has dozens of posts of sports cars, race cars and luxury watches, and he has nearly 17,000 followers.
Cara's Instagram page, meanwhile, has the username 'parentingtranslator' and says she has a PhD in child psychology.
The page, which has 135,000 followers, features parenting advice, memes and research.
Peter's dad, William, retired as the head of investment entities CCA Industries and the Riverstone Group, which has interests in everything from the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina to the posh Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Va.
He has been featured in the press through the years for his philanthropic work, donating tens of millions of dollars to cancer research and to education.
William was also appointed to the UVA board by former Virginia Gov. George Allen and again by ex-Gov. Bob McDonnell.
His son filed for divorce from Cara in January 2025, court records show. Peter admitted to the affair in his response to Cara's allegations in her own documents.
The estranged couple was hitched in 2014 and have two daughters, ages 2 and 9, and two sons, ages 5 and 7, court papers show.
They have a prenup agreement.
Cara is seeking half of their marital assets — including from their companies — child support and $500,000 to pay lawyers and experts as she fights the divorce case, the filings show.
They currently share custody of their children after working out an agreement on that front on Feb. 27, 2024, the filing says.
A rep for Cara and one for Peter separately declined to comment. Lombard did not return Post requests for comment.
Peter filed a motion last month to seal the divorce case, which Cara's side is opposing.
Originally published as Son of Virginia bowling billionaire cheats on wife with their four kids' former nanny, asks for divorce on Christmas Day: court papers
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