The "immunity" of ex-wives

A Connecticut woman wanted to hire someone to kill her ex-husband for the insurance money. She got a special form of probation where her record could be erased after time. [story]

Another Connecticut woman stabbed her husband during divorce and custody proceedings, and was awarded custody of the 3 children. The ex-husband complained, faced 30 years in prison for checking the wrong box accidentally on a financial form, and gets very little contact with his children. [story]