[MEG33]

I still lean to the "tired of being tied down by a pregnant wife, expectations , and a baby meant more restrictions, harder to roam and harder to keep great person, husband and soon "father" reputation intact...

Laci would soon be capable of leaving him money wise and take her inheritance, sticking him with child support.

Laci dead means he has no child support, no restrictions and the insurance, no more living with her needs..just his..
Narcissistic behavior.

[Jackie-O]

This inheritance of Laci's was quite recent...it could be that Scott was not aware of the legal ins and outs, whether he was entitled to it with her out of the picture, as well as Connor. With them in the picture, divorcing would mean that Laci gets her family money AND support from Snott. Maybe he didn't like that idea either. Who knows what he understood, he seems not too swift in mosts instances.