Slam the Gavel

Slam the Gavel is a podcast to discuss Family Court Issues, Support Court, Support-contempt conferences and hearings and Child Services issues. Advice on how parents can cope with these issues along with Parental Alienation. Based off the book, Dismantling Family Court Corruption, Why Taking The Kids Was Not Enough. This book can be found on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kindle, Apple and Smashwords.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.comPodcast music provided by MicTechMusic@yahoo.com

It Was Never About The Money; With Justin McPhail

Slam The Gavel podcast welcomes new guest Justin McPhail. Justin McPhail is a father living in Mississippi and is a business owner. Justin went through a divorce in 2012 and had joint legal custody at that time. However, three years into the case, in April of 2015, He was incarcerated for six years trying to exercise his Constitutional Rights all for being in the arrears $1,400.00, refusing a Drug Test and a Psychological Evaluation. Simultaneou...

12-23
58:44

Family Court, Advocates, Immunity And Retaliation; With Richard Luthmann

Slam The Gavel welcomes back Investigative Journalist, Richard Luthmann. Richard was last on the podcast Season 5, Episode 228. When he was last on, we discussed Family Court cases and Cancel Culture. Today, we discussed Title IV-E funding and children lost and missing in the foster care system in several states, including the 30 children missing in Minnesota. We also talked about how there are no consequences for false claims. Richard also brought up the Pau...

12-15
01:05:44

Kangaroo Court: The Excuse; With Julie M. Anderson Holburn

Slam The Gavel podcast welcomes back Julie M. Anderson Holburn. Julie was last on Season 6, Episode 319 and February 6th, 2023. Today we discussed how family court is treated like a "Kangaroo Court," and makes it appear to be "an excuse," for its BAD BEHAVIOR. We talked about several cases, one of them being the Taran Nolan case in Orange County, CA and how that was mishandled. The judiciary has gone rogue long enough, and this has been an ongoing problem nat...

12-14
01:14:55

Not Hearing Impaired "ENOUGH;" With Marc Fishman

Slam The Gavel welcomes back Marc Fishman with updates to his case and how Marc was last on the YouTube podcast, "We're Not Stumped," with Mike Bolland. Marc discussed how he is speaking out on ADA rights and how New York State has ignored S 5533B, ESPECIALLY in his case. Marc also announced that Judge Schauer will be off the bench as of 12-31-2025 and this is a victory. We also discussed police pattern misconduct and how that is being handled in his case. Not a podcast to be mi...

12-08
01:42:20

CPS, Financial Incentives And H.R.5647; With Connie Reguli

Slam The Gavel welcomes back Connie Reguli to the podcast. Connie was last on Season 2, Episode 98, Season 3, Episode 63, 70, 77 and 89, Season 5, Episode 85. We discussed the recent ruling in New Jersey on November 20th, 2025, regarding "Shaken Baby Syndrome." Abusive Head Trauma was discussed and the question of, can CPS use Munchausen By Proxy (facticious disorder by proxy) with NO evidence and how that could be impacted by the SBS ruling. The financial in...

12-04
01:16:05

Paying Alimony And NOT Divorced, Other Shady Deals; With Todd Humes

Slam The Gavel welcomes new guest, Todd Humes from Pennsylvania. He has been driving tractor trailer for 38 years. He had purchased a bar back in 2019 and getting through the pandemic was challenging. However, his ESTRANGED WIFE was managing the bar when Todd noticed LARGE amounts of money going missing. She put him out on a false PFA and from there he began paying alimony and is trying to get into court to obtain a divorce. To Reach Todd Humes: thumes42@gmail.com Supports...

12-03
01:22:56

Hidden Monsters: John Wayne Gacy; With Patrick Petrillo

Slam The Gavel welcomes new guest, Patrick Petrillo from Illinois along with Theo Chino. Patrick is a 58 year-old survivor from a brush with death involving serial-killer, John Wayne Gacy. Patrick is the oldest of six brothers, growing up in the town of Glenview, Illinois in 1976. He was just nine years old at the time and explained how Gacy lured Patrick and his younger brother behind a school and what happened next. Patrick explains that he would have been one of Gacy's last v...

12-02
01:06:34

The Upcoming Docuseries; With RJ Kolar

Slam The Gavel welcomes back RJ Kolar who was last on Season 5, Episodes 218, 219 and 220. Today he is explaining that his documentary is 85% finished, but would like PARENT'S STORIES involving FAMILY COURT. Please COPY and PASTE the LINK for DIRECTIONS. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xY2EmSCYFD_cQiC15oUD9OCfdGgeiVF7/view?usp=sharing To Reach RJ Kolar: project@ariise.com Supportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri) Maryann Petri: dismantlingfamilycourtco...

12-01
04:08

THE CHILD NEEDS BOTH; With Anthony Perez

Slam The Gavel welcomes new guest, Anthony Perez. Anthony was raised in a small town in Idaho by his Aunt and Uncle and then joined the military from 1995-1998 and received an Honorable Discharge. From there he received a Paralegal Degree from an American Bar accredited school. Anthony had been fighting with two different states, Idaho and California, on Child Support involving the SAME child and the excuse was that,"we didn't have JURISDICTION." ...

11-23
01:15:44

How Deep Is The Fraud: Businesses Trafficked; Jackie Sample, Courtney Vann And Michael Sobota

Slam The Gavel welcomes back Jackie Sample, Season 5, Episode 307, Michael Sobota, September 7th, 2025 on YouTube Slam The Gavel, and Courtney Vann to the podcast. The Good Ole' Boys Club and their collusion has gone on decades in the making in each of their tales of court fraud involving their companies, divorces, millions of dollars and financial assets in these three cases. To Reach Michael Sobota: Michael sobota@mac.com To Reach Jackie Sample: ...

11-21
01:35:03

Turning Guardian Ad Litem Fees Into Child Support; With Nicole Amill

Slam The Gavel welcomes back Nicole Amill to the podcast. Nicole was last on Season 6, Episode 325. Nicole came back to give an update and brought recordings on her case involving a Magistrate and GAL in the state of Ohio. It was noted that the courts are allegedly turning Guardian Ad Litem fees into Child Support payments. Her nine year-old son sees a Trauma Based Counselor and for good reason. The Courts. Nicole hasn't seen her son in 20 months. Her son is even be...

11-20
01:21:23

Connections They Build On; With Nick Andersen

Slam The Gavel podcast welcomes Nick Andersen from Florida to the podcast. Nick is an adult child of alienation and talked about what happened to him as a child being alienated from his father. Nick is also in family court with litigation and ongoing court matters. We also discussed two of his court cases involving financial and legal abuse within the family court system. Nick talked about Title IV-D and HB 1301. To Reach Nick Andersen: nick...

11-19
01:25:55

March At Colorado Capitol 11-19-2025; With Carl Roberts

Slam The Gavel welcomes back Carl Roberts to the podcast. Carl was last on Season 5, Episodes 12, 39 and 80. Today Carl discussed a march he has put together that will take place November 19th at 12:00 noon at the Capitol of Colorado. There will be speakers there such as Robert Garza, Erin Lee, Steve McKenna and others. Carl discussed the core issues of the march such as Protecting the Well-Being of the Child, Prevention and System Avoidance and Equal Sh...

11-17
38:22

What To Be Thankful For At Thanksgiving; With Attorney Brendan Burns, Theo Chino And Maryann Petri

Slam The Gavel welcomes back Attorney Brendan Burns and Theo Chino to the podcast. Attorney Burns was last on Season 6, Episode 317. Mr. Theo Chino, Attorney Burns and myself discussed what it is to be grateful for during the Thanksgiving holiday peppered with sarcasm, humor and wit. We have a lot to be thankful for, as we have met each other through others who are suffering the horrors of the same system. We have met so many wonderful people with the same is...

11-16
01:12:12

Success Within Unity, Not Division; With Dave Weigel

Slam the Gavel welcomes back Dave Weigel to the podcast. Dave was last on Season 5, Episodes 230 and 278. The last time he was on we discussed how the system is 100% of the problem and solutions. Today we discussed advocacy and when people should begin to advocate. Through trauma to self-care, healing oneself is the answer, then advocacy should follow. Mother's rights, father's rights were discussed and how there should be unity and not di...

11-15
01:15:37

Title IV-D Reform In Washington D.C.; With Mark Ludwig

Slam The Gavel welcomes back Mark Ludwig from St. Louis, Missouri to the podcast. Mark was last on the podcast Season 3, Episode 50 where we talked about Americans For Equal Shared Parenting on April 20th, 2022. Title IV-D Reform was discussed while on the Washington D.C. trip this past week. We also discussed the Bradley Amendment (where in U.S. law the amendment is intended to improve the effectiveness of child support enforcement), and where so...

11-13
44:29

Judicial Cover Up in CA; With Mark Andrews

Slam The Gavel welcomes back Mark Andrews. Mark was last on the podcast Season 3, Episodes 13 and 23, Season 4, Episodes 116 and 138, Season 5, Episodes 29 and 289. Today we discussed the Judicial Coverup taking place in California with the judiciary falsifying court documents and altering transcripts. To Reach Mark Andrews: nottobetakenaway@live.com Supportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri) Maryann Petri: dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com https://www.tikt...

11-12
56:36

Delaware Court NEGLECTS CHILD; With Marineka Bowman

Slam the Gavel welcomes back Marineka Bowman to the podcast. Marineka was last on Season 3, Episodes 104, 131, 159, 160, 174 and 184. Season 4, Episodes 22, 48 and 61. Season 5, Episodes 149, 210, 238, 248, 256, 259, 263, 271, 275 and 284. Today Marineka was back on to give updates to her case where the Supervised Visits/counseling with her daughter aren't happening. Her child is being turned against her while the court participates in aiding and abetting the child ...

11-11
58:58

The Criminalization Of Parents in Family Court; With Marc Fishman

Slam the Gavel welcomes back Marc Fishman who was last on the podcast Season 5, Episodes 202, 224, 240, 264, 276 and 292. Marc discussed what parents go through with being retaliated on during family court proceedings. Marc also gave the update to his case where Judge Cannataro GRANTED an EXPEDITED processing of hearing the Motion to Stay the Jailing of Marc Fishman! There is NO WAY this man should be jailed as his disabilities are extensive. Marc encourages ...

11-10
01:15:19

Multi-Generational Caseworkers And Updates; With Debbie Carroll

Slam The Gavel welcomes back Debbie Carroll to the podcast. Debbie was last on Season 5, Episodes 167, 180 and 236. Today, we discussed the Frost Appeal update and how to protect your rights that involve ORPC attorneys, CPS and the courts. As reported in the Spring of 2025, Richard Frost's children were abducted by their mother and their aunt and placed with the two women and their partners. There were multiple violations upon the children. A lot has happened since the trial of ...

11-10
01:01:25

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