The real answer to your unstated question is that they can (hopefully) get away with the murder and not be discovered. It would be nearly impossible to divorce without the entire community knowing.
Most christians (conveniently) forget the little jesus parable about comparing the priest publicly donating and praying in the street to the woman quietly putting a much smaller amount in the donation coffers. To the modern christian, being a part of the 'in-group' by publicly making everything about their religion IS the way they engage with their religion. If they were to be rejected by the 'religious community' ONLY THEN would they care.
Spelling isn't important anymore.
-Random dipshits on the internet who get angry about being corrected.