“Informed that possession is nine tenths of the law, a couple on the verge of divorce refuse to leave their beach side home despite the class 5 hurricane bearing down, believing the first to leave will lose the home in the settlement.”

100%? possession of property in regards to married or divorcing couples is a matter of whose name is on the deed or deed of trust.? Occupancy is legally immaterial.? So unless this is a comedy -- not a drama -- where normal rules can be tossed out the window, where adults have full license to act stupid and childish, I don't see how this premises launches.

fwiw

100%? possession of property in regards to married or divorcing couples is a matter of whose name is on the deed or deed of trust.? Occupancy is legally immaterial.? So unless this is a comedy -- not a drama -- where normal rules can be tossed out the window, where adults have full license to act stupid and childish, I don't see how this premises launches.

fwiw

Maybe the hurricane is what really sets the story in motion. Not leaving the house is the "Norm" it is the hurricane which causes the action. (Survival)
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"With a hurricane bearing down, a divorcing couple each stubbornly refuse to leave their beachfront home for fear of losing it in the settlement"
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"With a hurricane bearing down, a divorcing couple each stubbornly refuse to leave their beachfront home for fear of losing it in the settlement, playing a?deadly game of chicken"
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"War of the roses" meets "Titanic" lol