An action for separate maintenance may be brought in the family court of any county where an action for divorce between the parties could be brought. An action for separate maintenance may be brought whether or not a divorce is prayed for.
Separate maintenance may be ordered: (1) If the party seeking separate maintenance has grounds for divorce; or
(a) In an action for separate maintenance, the court may order all or any portion of the temporary or final relief that the court may order in an action for divorce, other than a divorce. (b) During the pendency of the action, the court has the same powers to make temporary orders as the court […]
Upon the petition of either party, the court may revise or alter an order entered in an action for separate maintenance, or may make further orders, concerning the following matters: (1) The support and maintenance of either spouse;
