After leaving the World Poker Tour in 2005, Hiatt sued the producers in order to get a restraining order to prevent them from keeping her from working on a rival poker show on NBC, Poker After Dark. The WPT argued a non-compete clause was part of her contract, but Hiatt countered that she never signed it. The suit additionally revealed Hiatt left the WPT over a "hostile working environment" involving her husband, movie Producer Todd Garner, whom she married in October 2005. Hiatt was formerly married to James Van Patten, brother of World Poker Tour co-host Vince Van Patten.