¹ If the suspension of the joint household is justified, at the request of one spouse the court will:

1.²¹²

determine the maintenance paid to any children and the other spouse;

2.

issue directions on the use of the home and the household effects;

3.

order a separation of property where justified in the circumstances.

² A spouse may also make such request if living together is impossible, in particular because the other spouse refuses to do so without good cause.

³ If the spouses have minor children, the court must take the necessary steps in accordance with the provisions governing the legal effects of the parent-child relationship.²¹³