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.
In the Republic, Tribune denoted a senior army rank for which a minimum of five years service was required & members were usually equestrians. In the field, two of the tribunes were selected by daily rotation to command under the consuls.