§48-4-102. Grounds for separate maintenance.
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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.