Just leaving my wife and child

I am a truck driver and have been married for 5 years in Wisconsin. My wife and i have not gotten along since the first 6 months but we said we would try to make it work. It hasnt worked at all. I told her i wanted a divorce and she said she would never sign for a divorce because its against her religion. There is no domestic abuse physically but we are always screaming at each other and our 2 year old daughter just cries from the arguments because my wife refuses to argue away from our daughter. I feel like i have no options and am debating on just staying on the road and never coming back. I want to send $500 a month for child support but someone told me that it may never be used for the kid and if my wife wanted support then maybe she would file for divorce anyway. According to Wisconsin law if i just up and head back on the road and never come back, are there any repurusions i could face? Is there such a thing as abandonment for leaving your wife and child? Please help.

Off the top of my head:

1. You don't have to have her permission or consent in order to get a divorce.

2. And she can divorce you in your absence and get a child support order to boot. So, if you want to skip that obligation, you will have to constantly be on the run for the rest of your life.

3. Also, you could lose your driver's license because of the child support arrearage, could have your wages garnished, any tax refunds seized, etc.

4. Probably the worst ramification is that you would have a child who not only wouldn't know her father but probably would grow up thinking what a horrible guy you are for abandoning her at such a young age.

So, yes, there are plenty of ramifications to just walking away.

Divorce is stressful, but it's not as stressful as all the ramifications listed above.

Please do the right thing and stay in your child's life, whether you divorce your wife or not.

Thank you for the information you took the time to post. I am seeing a lawyer in town today so i will see what Wisconsin laws are for this problem. I will miss my daughter very much but i just cant stay with my wife anymore even though she says we should stay because God said so and it doesnt matter how she treats me. I just want to do whats right and i am not the type of person to desert my family because of irresponsiblity. I have read of two ways to get divorced in Wisconsin. One is to have each spouse agree on the divorce and the other is to be away from each other for 12 months. I will find out more today at the lawyers. Thank you for your help.

Best of luck to you. It sounds like a truly difficult situation.