FILE - New York State Lt. Gov. David Paterson takes his oath of office in this Jan. 1, 2007 file photo taken at the New York State Capitol in Albany, N.Y., as his wife, Michelle Paige Paterson watches. Paterson and his wife have separated according to his representative Sean Darcy. Darcy says the couple's decision was "mutual and amicable." (AP Photo/Jim McKnight, File)