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Jordan's Wife Files for Divorce
Monday, January 7
Associated Press
CHICAGO -- Michael Jordan's wife has filed for divorce, seeking to
dissolve her 12-year marriage to the world's most famous basketball player, the Chicago Tribune reported on its Web site Monday night.
Juanita Jordan was at her husband's side in January 1999 when he announced his now short-lived retirement from the NBA.
In a petition filed Friday in circuit court in Waukegan, Ill., Juanita
Jordan cited "irreconcilable differences" in seeking a dissolution of her marriage to Jordan.
She seeks permanent custody of the couple's three children, the
25,000-square-foot "marital residence" in Highland Park and half the
couple's
property.
The petition listed the couple as J. Vanoy Jordan and M. Jeff Jordan.
"It is the parties' hope that the media respect the family's need and
desire
for privacy in this painful matter," Juanita Jordan's lawyer, Don
Schiller,
told the Tribune.
The six-page petition says irreconcilable differences have caused "the
irretrievable breakdown" of Mrs. Jordan's marriage to the basketball
superstar and that future attempts at reconciliation "would be
impractical
and not in the best interests of the family."
The couple was married Sept. 2, 1989, in Las Vegas. Their children are
Jeffrey, 13, Marques, 11, and Jasmine, 9.
Jordan cited a desire to spend more time with his family when he
retired from
the Bulls the first time in October 1994 and again in January 1999.
He maintained his Chicago-area residence when he returned to basketball
as a
front-office executive with the Washington Wizards last season, but his
decision to resume his playing career has kept him in Washington
full-time.
The petition describes Jordan as "a well and able-bodied man who is
capable
of making suitable provisions for the support and maintenance of the
Petitioner and for the support and education of the parties' children
in a
style commensurate with that enjoyed by the parties during marriage."
Jordan, who was paid more than $30 million in his final season with the
Bulls, is one of the world's richest athletes.
He plays at home Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.
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