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In or about November 1994, Ms. Yeager filed a Complaint for
Declaratory Judgment against Mr. Williams in the State of
Washington. As a result of the divorce, Ms. Yeager wanted to be
released from a management contract between Mr. Williams and
herself. In this complaint, Ms. Yeager acknowledged that she was
divorced from Mr. Williams and referred to Mr. Williams as her
ex-husband.
In January 1995, Richard G. Rutan and the trustee for
Voyager Aircraft Inc. (Voyager) filed a Complaint for Money
Damages listing Ms. Yeager as a defendant (Rutan lawsuit).5
On January 12, 1996, in the District Court, 336th Judicial
District, Grayson County, Texas (the Texas State court), Mr.
Rinehart sought an uncontested annulment from Ms. Yeager pursuant
to section 2.226 of the Texas Family Code. Mr. Rinehart claimed
that Ms. Yeager’s marriage to Mr. Williams was never dissolved by
divorce, annulment, or death.
On the same day, Ms. Yeager filed a Waiver of Service,
Appearance, and Admission of Facts (the Waiver). In the Waiver,
5 The Rutan lawsuit arose from Ms. Yeager’s involvement
with Mr. Rutan and Voyager in an attempt to fly an airplane
around the world without stopping or refueling. In December
1986, Mr. Rutan and Ms. Yeager accomplished this feat, an
aviation milestone, and as a result the airplane used to
accomplish it hangs in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. In
the Rutan lawsuit, Mr. Rutan alleged that Ms. Yeager
misappropriated memorabilia and funds from Voyager.
6 In 1997, sec. 2.22 of the Texas Family Code was
renumbered sec. 6.202. Tex. Fam. Code sec. 6.202 (Vernon 1998).
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