Grounds for separate maintenance

W. Va. Code § 48-4-102, under Article 4.

W. Va. Code § 48-4-102

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.