THE STEBIC'S TROUBLED MARRIAGE AND CRAIG'S POSSIBLE MOTIVE

A Troubled marriage

Craig Stebic has said he and Lisa had not spoken much in the six months before she disappeared, essentially living separate lives under the same roof. In fact, Kahn's Wednesday motion said the couple had minimal interaction since October.


Craig filed for divorce in January, citing irreconcilable differences, according to court records. Lisa and Craig both sought joint custody of their children, ages 10 and 12, with Lisa as the residential custodial parent; child support; and division of their marital property.

IS THIS THE MOTIVE?

Lisa Stebic was seeking alimony, but Craig said they could each support themselves, court records say. According to Lisa's petition, Craig earns more than $80,000 per year, while she earns less than $10,000 per year.

Eight days after his wife was reported missing, Craig filed an emergency motion for custody of the kids. Davi said granting temporary custody would protect Craig in case Lisa planned to return, take the children and disappear again. Lisa had not previously threatened to take the children away, Davi said. But he felt the motion was necessary, considering the unanswered questions surrounding her disappearance.

Lisa's petition lends credence to some concerns her friends have raised since her disappearance, including that Lisa sought counseling at Guardian Angel Community Services in Joliet.

"I've heard her say, 'If anything ever happened to me, look towards Craig,'" said Amer Zegar, speaking with The Herald News' partner the Naperville Sun. Zegar and his wife hosted Lisa and her two children at his home several times since January. "I don't want to blame someone who's innocent. (But) we're scared, we really are," he said.


A friend of Lisa's said the petition didn't surprise her."Sometimes she'd come in (to work) in the morning and you could see she was crying. She didn't really want to talk about it," said a friend who didn't want her name used. "Lisa said things. I know it wasn't a pleasant situation. She was going to counseling in Joliet with her children."


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