Decree of judicial separaton-A petition for judicial separation may be presented to the court by either the husband or the wife on any grounds on which a petition for divorce might have been presented, or on the ground of failure to comply with a decree for restitution of conjugal rights, and the provisions of this Act relating to the duty of the court on the presentation of a petition for divorce, and the circumstances in which such a petition shall or may be granted or dismissed, shall apply in like manner to a petition for judicial separation.
Wife’s property in case of judicial separation-In every case of judicial separation -
(a) the wife shall, as from the date of the decree and so long as the separation continues, be considered as a feme-sole with respect to any property which she may acquire or which may devolve upon her, and any such property may be disposed of by her in all respects as a feme-sole and if she dies intestate shall devolve as if her husband had been dead; and
(b) the wife shall, during the separation, be considered as a feme-sole for the purpose of contract and wrongs and injuries, and of suing and being sued, and the husband shall not be liable in respect of her contracts or for any wrongful act or omission by her or for any costs she incurs as plaintiff or defendant: