stanley's wife of more than 40 years, anna j. stanley, originally filed for divorce on june 22, 1993, following their separation in spring of 1992. the two of them agreed that anna would amend the lawsuit to seek a legal separation instead ("separate maintenance"), while seeking reconciliation. she again filed for divorce on march 20, 1995. even though this was not the end of the marriage, the moody radio network station in atlanta (then-wafs) took stanley's daily broadcast off the air during that time, as managers concluded that there was no sign of reconciliation. the stanleys were legally separated at the time that divorce papers were filed for the last time on february 16, 2000. a judge signed the final divorce decree on may 11, 2000.