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
Episodes
816 episodes
Questions asked, Answers Given On Parental Alienation; With Carrie Haight
Slam the Gavel welcomes back Carrie Haight to the podcast. Carrie was last on Season 5, Episodes 185, 221 and 266. Today we addressed parents' questions regarding Coercive Control, Parental Alienation, Child Psychological Ab...
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Season 6
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Episode 321
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1:28:42
DRAGGED INTO FAMILY COURT WITH NO FAMILY; With Lee Dobson
Slam the Gavel welcomes new guest, Lee Dobson from Canada. Lee has been suffering legal abuse in the Family Court system for the last three years. The catch is, that he has no ex wife, family and no children. &nb...
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Season 6
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Episode 320
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1:15:31
Giselle Smiel Out On Bail; With Julie M. Anderson Holburn
Slam The Gavel Podcast welcomes Julie M. Anderson Holburn to the podcast. Today we have updated the case on Giselle Smiel. On September 28th, 2025, Renata DeMello was on the podcast, Season 6, Episode 313, discussing the cas...
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Season 6
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Episode 319
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1:05:11
Courts Launder FAMILIES For Profit; With E. Claudette Collins
Slam the Gavel welcomes back grandmother, Claudette Collins. Claudette was last on the podcast Season 5, Episode 239. Claudette is retired from healthcare and is a former Sunday School teacher in British Columbia, Cana...
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Season 6
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Episode 318
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56:01
Effects Of Parental Alienation; With Attorney Brendan Burns
Slam The Gavel welcomes new guest, Attorney Brendan Burns from Chicago, IL. Attorney Burns has been an attorney for the last 23+ years. He is a licensed attorney in the State of Illinois, practicing in civil litigation, esta...
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Season 6
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Episode 317
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1:22:35
TWO DAYS TO JAIL; With Melissa Strawn
Slam the Gavel welcomes new guest, Melissa Strawn to the podcast. Melissa is a domestic violence victim who has had a Protection Order for YEARS, but now she is only TWO days away from going to JAIL. Her case is in King Coun...
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Season 6
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Episode 316
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1:10:22
Whose Fault Is It In No-Fault Divorce; With Jeff Morgan
Slam The Gavel welcomes back Jeff Morgan to the podcast. Jeff was last on October 3rd, 2022, Season 3, Episode 119. Today Jeff came on the podcast to talk about No-Fault Divorce. Jeff has two goals in his current legal battl...
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Season 6
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Episode 315
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1:39:29
The Neverending CPS Case; With Heidi Weber
Slam the Gavel welcomes back Heidi Weber to the podcast. Heidi was last on Season 1, Episode 17 and Season 2, Episode 119. Today she updated her case and talked about how her in her last case as a Pro Se Litigant was dismissed five...
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Season 6
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Episode 314
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1:16:01
Giselle Smiel: INSTITUTIONAL BETRAYAL; With Renata DeMello
Slam The Gavel welcomes Renata DeMello to the podcast. She is here to discuss her childhood friend's case. Giselle Smiel is a devoted mother, a woman of faith, and a survivor of severe domestic violence who is now facing six...
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Season 6
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Episode 313
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1:05:27
The A La Carte Divorce: With Edie Basista
Slam The Gavel Podcast welcomes Edyta (Edie) Hanna Basista. Edie is a civil rights advocate, trauma survivor, and pro se federal plaintiff in Basista & Palacios v. Batch, et al., a landmark constitutional lawsui...
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Season 6
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Episode 312
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58:34
Luzerne County PA And OCY Disgrace; With Cory Dunn
Slam The Gavel welcomes Cory Dunn to the podcast. Cory Dunn shared his story of his family's incredible journey navigating the systemic abuse in Luzerne County Pennsylvania. Cory mentioned that he was a victim and survivor o...
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Season 5
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Episode 311
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45:45
Hero Father And CPS; With Wes Acton
Slam The Gavel welcomes Wes Acton to the podcast. He is a 42 year old father of four amazing children. However, on December 19th, 2016, he had to turn his then wife in for physical child abuse, but he thought he was seeking ...
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Season 5
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Episode 310
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1:09:55
CABARRUS, NC CORRUPTION EXPOSED; With Amy Palacios
Slam The Gavel welcomes back Amy Palacios to the podcast. Amy was last on the podcast Season 3, Episodes 146, 165 and 179; Season 4, Episodes 134, 145 and 150; Season 5, Episodes 22, 70, 73, 83, 186, 191, 281 and 294. The la...
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Season 5
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Episode 308
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44:18
Judicial Patterns Of Behavior In Dupage, IL; With Jackie Sample
Slam The Gavel welcomes Jackie Sample from DuPage, Illinois to the podcast. Jackie shared what judges have put her through in the state court as well as in the federal level. Jackie was repeatedly and unreasonably threatened...
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Season 5
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Episode 307
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50:55
CRIME IN PLAIN VIEW; With Roy From Chicago
Slam the Gavel welcomes Roy from Chicago to the podcast. He has been trapped in a Cook County Chicago Divorce riddled with corruption. Prior to this happening he and his ex mutually signed a legal Separation Agreement in Nov...
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Season 5
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Episode 306
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57:14
Nicholas Hall: WRONGFULLY CONVICTED; With Darla Hall
Slam the Gavel welcomes Darla Hall to the podcast. Darla Hall came onto the podcast to share the story of her son, Nicholas Hall who was recently sentenced to 21 years in prison in Connecticut. Their nightmare began in 2020 when A...
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Season 5
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Episode 305
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1:14:22
Family Justice And Accountability Act; With Francesca Amato Banfield
Slam The Gavel welcomes back Francesca Amato Banfield to the podcast. Fran was last on Season 3, Episode 163. Today we talked about 18 years of her work on the Family Justice And Accountability Act and how it will be enforce...
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Season 5
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Episode 304
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54:18
The Art Of Process Serving; With Mark Andrews
Slam the Gavel welcomes back Mark Andrews to the podcast. Mark was last on the show, Season 2, Episode 80, Season 3, Episode 13 and 23, Season 4, Episodes 116 and 138 and Season 5, Episodes 29, 61 and 165. Today we discussed...
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Season 5
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Episode 303
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48:27
The Red Flags And Similarities In Family Court; With Stand With Meg
Slam The Gavel Podcast welcomes Stand With Meg to the show. Meg is a Mother of five and has been trapped in an ongoing family court battle for over 12 years. On January 29th, 2024, all five of her children were taken from her with...
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Season 5
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Episode 302
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48:27
Self Care And Staying Busy: With Maryann Petri
I took over the podcast to show everyone how to stay busy in stressful times. If you find yourself in family court, any court situation, or family dysfunction with no one by your side, it's best to stay busy and find joy in the lit...
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Season 5
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Episode 301
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14:40
The Truth About You; With Michael Clark
Slam The Gavel welcomes Michael Clark to the podcast. Michael is the author of, "The Truth About You," which can be found on Amazon and Founder of the Ananias Foundation. Michael explains that he wr...
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Season 5
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Episode 300
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1:02:05
PALADN Digital Tool Kit Resources: With Nate Munro
Slam The Gavel welcomes back Nate Munro to the podcast. Nate was last on Season 5; Episodes 167, 180, 198 and 222. Today we talked about the design of Nate's PALADN Digital Tool Kit. We discussed that with this tool kit, a person ...
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Season 5
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Episode 299
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1:18:16
POSITIVE CHANGE For Families In Idaho; With Senator Tammy Nichols
Slam The Gavel welcomes Senator Tammy Nichols from Idaho to the podcast. Senator Nichols (district 10) is a mother to five children. When she and other parents noticed an issue with Common Core in the school districts. That is whe...
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Season 5
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Episode 298
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34:47
VICTORY: Kids Returned In Three Months; With Ken Stacy And Nicole Price
Slam The Gavel welcomes parents Kenneth Stacy and Nicole Price from Oklahoma. They talked about their ordeal while leaving Idaho Falls, Idaho which involved cybersecurity interference involving cell phones, SD cards, wiretapping a...
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Season 5
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Episode 297
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54:51
"Mystery Retired Judge" Revealed Along With Altered Transcripts; With Olga Wilson
Slam The Gavel welcomes back Olga Wilson to the podcast. Olga was last on Season 5, Episode 274. Olga has been courageously exposing transcript falsification and corruption in the Butte County, Chico California f...
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Season 5
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Episode 296
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