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.
tribune (plural tribunes) 1  An elected official in Ancient Rome. 2  A protector of the people. 3  The domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church that houses the bishop's throne.  A place or an opportunity to speak, to express one's opinion; a platform. The new magazine's goal is to give a tribune to unmarried mothers.