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 Of or relating to the common people of ancient Rome: a plebeian magistrate. 2  Of, belonging to, or characteristic of commoners. 3  Unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar: plebeian tastes. 4  One of the common people of ancient Rome.  A member of the lower classes.