Can a wife who is being physically and verbaly abused move out of state with their child. They live in Illinois and she wants to move to Wisconsin.

I would say yes

It depends. Has the abuse been reported? Who was it against... mother or child?

Your best bet to make this whole thing as smooth as possible would be to contact a local abuse advocate group. They have lawyers who are specifically trained to handle issues just like this.

Doing this on your own might result in an outcome that would actually make things worse.

Please, get the help you need from the professionals. It will be best for you and your child.

They will still have to prove in court the need. The husband being abusive will not take his rights to visits away, it may restrict him to supervised visits.

So if there has been dozens of police reports, perhaps husband arrested for abuse before then they may.