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.
Praying for the kids.— pearl71959- Thank you Stoneman for again pointing out that he is.....truly...... (A)lmost (I)lliterate. Only guy I've ever seen who corrected himself during an interview tho' he was using correct English. He started to say "I saw", but went, "Uh, I mean, I seen". What a freakin' moron.— baabyrrej
- i see u hi HATER— sizaleo
- 60% of all marriages end in divorce. Thats a lot of people to hate on for those writing nasty stuff about AI.— JonKap
- Run Tawanna! Divorce him before he gambles way the money.— mac609
Comment removed.- Marriage? We talkin' marriage. Not engaged, n-not engaged but marriage.— Klambake
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- I get a kick out of all the dumb comments from the "mainstream people" on this website I hope your life is perfect.....don't watch basketball we don't need you.— lacboi
- Nice to see that the Iverson "haters" don't show any compassion even when sick children are involved.I pray that A.I. had sense enough to have her sign a prenuptial before they were married. Even childhood sweethearts turn out to be Gold diggers in the end.— Reesewc20s
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- A.I. could fill up an entire "E True Hollywood Story" with all of the drama that he has had in his life. Within a few years, he'll be broke and looking for any type of job. With those puppy-dog eyes, someone will give him a job. But he's like Michael Jackson: You can't picture him growing old. I wish him all the best, but he's not gonna make it to 50. I just have a gut feeling he'll be dead by then.— 3rick
- yea coincidentally she waits for AI's career to be over to end the marriage...that way she maximizes her unearned newfound income. and asks him to pay lawyer fees. makes me sick another goldigging wh$##— theeman
- AI signed with the Sixers and played a handful of games. He stole the money.— phillydog17
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.
