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.
Noun [edit]. consul â(plural consuls). 1  An official residing in a foreign country in order to protect the interests of citizens from his or her nation. ( 2 historical) Either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman Republic. ( 3 historical) One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804.