New Jersey ? Former Gov. James McGreevey who announced he was gay in 2004 filed for divorce on Friday from his wife of seven years.

McGreevey’s attorney filed the document seeking to dissolve his union with Dina Matos McGreevey in Elizabeth, county court spokeswoman Sandra Thaler-Gerber confirmed Friday.

The two have lived apart since 2004, when McGreevey resigned after announcing that he was “a gay American” who had had an affair with a male staffer.

The marriage was McGreevey’s second. His previous marriage also ended in divorce.

The male staffer named by McGreevey – Golan Cipel – was hired by the governor in 2002 to a $110,000-a-year homeland security post despite having little experience. Cipel has said he isn’t gay and accused McGreevey of sexually harassing him. McGreevey said Cipel tried to blackmail him and that he resigned rather than succumb to threats.