In a Friday afternoon release, Greensboro Mayor Robbie Perkins announces he has declared bankruptcy:

“It’s no secret that I have been experiencing financial difficulties resulting from the downturn in the economy and a domestic situation which I have been unable to resolve to date,” Perkins said in a statement to the News & Record. “As such, I felt that I had no choice other than to file for bankruptcy today.”

Perkins is also in a legal battle with his estranged wife over alimony, child support and house payments.