India, Aug. 20 -- Billionaire heir Peter Goodwin has won a court battle to seal his high-stakes divorce case from public view. An Albemarle County Circuit Court judge granted his request to seal all documents related to his split from wife Cara Goodwin, a child psychologist and mother of his four children.

The ruling comes ahead of a scheduled August 27 hearing in Charlottesville, where the estranged couple is set to face off over allegations of adultery, money, and custody in one of Virginia's most bitter divorce fights.

Court filings reveal Cara accused Peter of abandoning her on Christmas Day 2023 while she held their newborn baby, just months before more favorable terms in their prenuptial agreement were due to kick in, according to...