QUESTION 1 Bob and Ann were married in 2000 in State X. In 20 01, the couple moved to New York, and Bob started as an associate with Law Firm. On May 30, 2008, Bob and Ann separated. Prior to separating, the couple executed a properly acknowledged separation agreement which stated that they would now live separate and apart. In June 2008, the agreement was duly filed in the county clerk’s office of the county wh ere they then resided. Bob has continued to live in New York, where they had liv ed for over seven years. In Ju ly 2008, Ann moved to State Y, where she continues to reside . One evening in January 20 09, Bob and Ann happened to encounter one another and engaged in sexual re lations. They have had no other contact since their separation. In July 2009, Bob filed for divorce agai nst Ann in New York . The summons and complaint pled the foregoing relevant facts a nd were duly personally served on Ann in State Y. In defending the action, Ann ha s (a) contested jurisdiction because of the residence of the parties and (b) claimed that Bob failed to comply with the parties’ separation agreement, because he and Ann had sexual re lations in January of that year. Upon becoming a partner in Law Firm on January 1, 2010, Bob signed a partnership agreement which required him to pay a $30,000 capital contribution to the partnership to become a member of the firm. He subsequently learned that Creditor, a former client, had obtained a $500,000 final ju dgment against the firm in July 2009 on a malpractice claim with which Bob was not in volved. Law Firm us ed Bob’s partnership capital contribution money to help partially sa tisfy the judgment. Creditor now seeks to recover directly from Bob personally on the unsatisfied portion of the judgment. After Ann moved out of the couple’s New York home, Bob purchased a new bedroom set from Magic Circle Furniture Store. Pursuant to a retail credit installment agreement, Magic Circle extende d Bob $6,000 in credit to enable him to purchase the bedroom set. Magic Circle did not file a financing statement. After paying $1,000 toward the furniture, Bob de faulted on his payments. 1. Will Bob be successful in his action for divorce?