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.
An additional type of military tribune was the tribuni celerum. In the early years of Rome, they were cavalry commanders. They also participated in the rituals which accompanied the beginning and end of the campaign season.