Are there cases where time is curved independent from space?
To my knowledge not. Einstein field equations (EFE) are just about this dependency. In case of Schwarzschild exterior solution the metric components $g_{00}$ and $g_{rr}$ describing time dilation and space contraction fulfill indeed the relation $g_{00}=g_{rr}^{-1}$ but in other cases their relation is quite different. For example, in Schwarzschild interior solution $g_{00}=\frac{3}{2}\sqrt{1-\alpha}-\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{1-\alpha~(r/R)^2}$ and $g_{rr}^{-1}=\sqrt{1-\alpha~(r/R)^2}$. The corresponding relation reads then $g_{00}=\frac{3}{2}\sqrt{1-\alpha}-\frac{1}{2}g_{rr}^{-1}$.
Generally, in case of spacetime of static spherically symmetric perfect fluid sphere the relation between that two metric components is determined by the linear differential equation (see https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/679431/281096 ), which is for a given $g_{rr}^{-1}$ second order on $\sqrt{g_{00}}$ and for a given $\sqrt{g_{00}}$ first order on $g_{rr}^{-1}$. Thus, the resulting relation between time dilation and space contraction can be quite complex.