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.
Use tribune in a sentence. in ancient Rome, any of several magistrates, esp. one appointed to protect the interests and rights of plebeians against violation by patricians. any of the six officers who rotated command over a legion for a period of a year. a champion of the people: often used in newspaper names.