CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
ARTICLE 4. SEPARATE MAINTENANCE.
§48-4-102. Grounds for separate maintenance.
Separate maintenance may be ordered:
(1) If the party seeking separate maintenance has grounds for divorce; or
(2) If the party from whom separate maintenance is sought, without good and sufficient cause:
(A) Has failed to provide suitable support for the other spouse; or
(B) Has abandoned or deserted the other spouse.
Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the
2020 Regular Session
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