The bottom line is, you want a legal separation agreement that will protect you during a separation in case your spouse fails to live up to his/her obligations as outlined in the agreement. You want an agreement that will hold up in court should you have to go to court to have it enforced.
tribÂ·une 1. n. 1. An officer of ancient Rome elected by the plebeians to protect their rights from arbitrary acts of the patrician magistrates.
1 FYI: Pompey is a guy who used to rule Rome with Caesar (they were called tribunes). 2  After disagreeing with Caesar about how Rome should be run, Pompey was defeated in battle and assassinated.