by wildcherry on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 | News, Sports

Shaquille O’Neal’s wife of seven years has filed for legal separation with the intention of seeking a divorce, according to court papers made public on Tuesday.

The petition, citing irreconcilable differences as grounds for the split, was entered on Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeking spousal support for Shaunie O’Neal and custody of the couple’s four children, who range in age from three to nine years-old.

Celebrity news website TMZ.com said the O’Neal family had been living in Florida. But Shaunie O’Neal recently pulled the children out of school in that state and moved with them back to Los Angeles, where courts tend to be more generous in awarding child and spousal support, TMZ reported.

Shaquille O’Neal previously filed for divorce in 2007, but the couple was reported to have reconciled. They were married in December 2002.
Shaunie’s petition this week lists the date of their latest separation as Monday and says she intends to amend her filing to seek a divorce.

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