The same day the Philadelphia 76ers announced that guard Allen Iverson would not return for the rest of the season, his wife filed for divorce in Atlanta.

In papers filed Tuesday in Fulton County Superior Court, Tawanna Iverson said their 8½-year marriage is "irretrievably broken."

She asks for full custody of the couple's five children, child support and alimony.

The youngest child is 17 months old and the oldest is 15.

After returning to the 76ers as a free agent in December, Iverson returned to Atlanta in February to be with his family as his four-year-old daughter, Messiah, dealt with an undisclosed illness.