Tawanna Iverson files for divorce
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Tawanna Iverson files for divorce
On the day that the Sixers and Allen Iverson ended their relationship, Iverson's wife, Tawanna filed for divorce in Fulton County Superior Court in Georgia, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
In court documents, Tawanna termed her 8 1/2 year long marriage as “irretrievably broken.” In the petition filed Tuesday, she asked for temporary and permanent custody of their five children as well as child support and alimony. No specific dollar amount is listed. She also asks for an equitable division of marital assets and that Allen Iverson pay all atorney fees.
The five children range in ages from 17 months to 15 years, including 4-year-old Messiah, who has been ill, leading to Iverson's departure from the team at various points over the last month. The children are currently in the care and custody of Tawanna in Atlanta.
A hearing was set for 30 days.
A lawyer for Tawanna did not return a message from the Daily News.
The family has lived in north Atlanta since August, but also has homes outside Detroit, two in Colorado and one in Villanova. The Daily News reported in December that Iverson's six bedroom, seven bathroom house in Villanova had been on the market since July 2007. The house was first listed at $6.3 million, but the asking price has since been slashed to $3.25 million.
The high school sweethearts from Virginia married in August 2001 in a celebrity-filled wedding at the Mansion in Voorhees.
In 2002, Iverson was alleged to have thrown Tawanna out of their Gladwyne home naked, and later was accused of threatening two men with a gun while looking for her. All charges against him were later dropped.
A spokesman for the Sixers said no coaches or players would comment on Iverson's personal situation.
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Iverson's playing days come to an end, and she files for divorce in a few days. Coincidence? I think not. The longer she waits, the less money there is for her to take— mikeyhigs- Who knows what's rally going on, but I guess this serves as "news" these days. I'm not about to judge AI or Tawanna, as I simply don't know them. I wish them and their family well. Now, as a basketball move (or even as a business move) was AI a good signing for the Sixers? Seems not.— MG44
- Proud Repub...please seek help for your addiction, the drugs are seriously affecting your brain waves, if there are any left...Best athlete ever in Phila, what a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!— lalleva
- AI is going to get broke. His wife is going to clean him out.— Drew777
- AI, never kiss the 76ers emblem again. You don't go where you eat. Go away.— hallux
I hope he has cash stashed away....b/c he is going to get clobbered in a divorce...- Divorce? were talkin' ' bout Divorce! not a the game...it aint 'bout dat!— rocketrob
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- Nothing but a punk. Now he at least has a legitimate reason for parking in handicap spots.— jnic117
- Boom Goes The Dyn"o"mite— PhillyPhilly
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- AI is a legend, I wont remember him for this go round. I was there the night he came back and just that night alone was all worth it to me taking him back. I'd sign him for next season if he was gonna play most nights. Anyway all you people judging him like you know anything credible are morons. I invite the mistake-less man to cast the first stone— DJ-Kid #10
- Romancath, are you serious?? Try to sound like you have some sense please!— shawni650
Bob Cooney has been at the Daily News for more than 20 years, working in the sports department for the past 15. This is his third season on the Sixers beat. He has covered just about everything, but mostly college basketball, where he was the La Salle beat writer for six seasons. E-mail Bob at cooneyb@phillynews.com and follow him on Twitter.
