Allen Iverson?s wife filed for divorce in Fulton County Superior Court.

In the divorce petition filed on Tuesday, Tawanna Iverson said her 8-year-long marriage to the guard was ?irretrievably broken.?

In the petition, Tawanna Iverson asked for temporary and permanent custody of their five children as well as child support and alimony.

On Feb. 22, Allen Iverson and the 76ers announced that he was leaving the team for personal reasons.

The former NBA MVP and four-time scoring champion said he wanted to be in Atlanta to be with his daughter, Messiah, who had an undisclosed illness.