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    Slam The Gavel podcast welcomes Gwendolyn Chubb to share her story that involves SERIOUS Family Court corruption that took place in Cook County, IL (08 D6 30093). There were fraudulent "Agreed Orders" based on hearings that a court reporter's sworn affidavit confirms NEVER OCCURRED, court record TAMPERING, secret dismissal of her custody petition without notice, perjury and the loss of her parental rights...All the while ignoring DOCUMENTED Domestic Violence by the other parent.

     Gwendolyn's case has strong, verifiable evidence and raises major issues about due process and judicial accountability in Family Court. 

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    Slam The Gavel welcomes back Debbie Carroll to the podcast. She is accompanied by Kathryn Hall, who is one the faces of the Angel Families, an organization that has brought their stories of the deaths of their children by ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS to the forefront of the American consciousness.  Her story has been told by Terri LaPoint in the book, Voices That Will Not be Silenced.  Kathryn and her family are more than survivors. Kathryn is a powerhouse spokesperson for Angel Families AND for exposure of corruption by the child welfare system. 

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    Slam the Gavel welcomes Nicole DeGregorio to the podcast. She is the significant other to Christopher Stevens. Christopher is a non-accused parent currently incarcerated for exposing DCF in stealing his child in Franklin County, Massachusetts. DCF has violated his rights under the general Massachusetts Law 119 Section 1. This was also about retaliation, kidnapping for profit and erasing a father.

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    Slam The Gavel welcomes all contributors  to the bestselling  book Raised By These Wolves, Volume III, Family and Juvenile Courts Continue to Destroy Future Generations.

    Great conversation and meet and greet for all attending discussing ADA, PTSD, and other destructive court issues.

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     Slam The Gavel welcomes back Theo Chino to the podcast. Theo provides billing investigation and recovery support for people who feel like they're being bled dry by their representation.

    Theo explains  that the education required to do a billing investigation is equivalent to knowing the rules of a simple playground game and having a grasp of basic arithmetic. If you can count and you KNOW that you shouldn't be charged for three different things hidden in one time block, that's what we call "Block Billing."

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    Slam The Gavel welcomes Andie L'Een to the podcast. Andie is originally from the Midwest. She achieved her undergraduate degree from NIU, and her first Masters Degree from Benedictine University in HR and OD, and her second masters in Adult Educations from National Louis University. Working in cybersecurity for a living, Andie now resides with her dogs in the South Carolina area. 

     Andie, suffering from C-PTSD discussed what's really going on in Pinal County, Arizona. Apparently their police force has a rating of 32%....Not very promising as many do not trust the police. Sharing her story regarding Person...

    Slam the Gavel welcomes back Marta Bryceland and Frank to the podcast. Marta was last on Season 3, Episode 94, August 30, 2022. Today Marta wanted to invite parents and caretakers to join the community of Parents For Children's Best Interest, Marta's Non-Profit: PFCBI.org.  She discussed her website and how it helps parents de-escalate conflict in the family court proceedings, how to court watch and speak with attorneys. Her Non-Profit offers encouragement, healing and emboldening parents to not go through the disastrous family court system and save their children from Child Psychological Abuse and other mental health disorders. Frank gave his input on...

   Slam the Gavel welcomes new guest Benjamin Thomas and Tony Pellegrino to the podcast. Today we discussed raising awareness about family court corruption, especially Ben's case taking place in the District of Columbia, Washington D.C. and Save The Family's federal constitutional challenge. We especially focused on the constitutional use of jurisdiction, the "Silver Bullet Tactics," such as Civil Protection Orders (CPO's) as well as Compelled Rule 35 (MENTAL EXAMS).

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      Slam The Gavel welcomes back Natalia Dalton to the podcast. Natalia was last on Season 3, Episodes 26 and 144. Today Natalia discussed Parental Alienation and how it has affected her life and questions how it has affected her son. She read a beautiful poem to her son and is awaiting for him to return to her, and her arms will be open.

To Reach Natalia Dalton: Natalia.dalton@gmail.com

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     Slam The Gavel discusses an article written by Justin McPhail regarding, "CONTROL The Record, Access to Court is a Right - Choose to Control Your Court Record Or Prepare To Suffer For Those Who Did." I also added my input and stories of true suffering and ridiculousness that occurs in the court room, from dramatic attorneys that prance about in front of the judge, to the importance of court watching.

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     Slam The Gavel podcast host, Maryann Petri discussed the article written by Justin McPhail, on 2-12-2026, "One Question Family Court Contempt Practice Cannot Survive." The discussion involved "Purge Amounts" and imputed incomes as well as how judges ILLEGALLY INFLATE Child Support Arrearages.

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    Slam the Gavel host Maryann Petri discusses Michael "Thunder" Phillips article, written 2-22-2026, "Father Ambushed and Stabbed During Custody Swap: When "Routine Exchanges Turn Violent. News4 San Antonio reported this article that Michael is referring to.

     The host also questioned why main media is not carrying these articles related to violence perpetuated through the Family Court system. Also in these articles that are mentioned by small news stations such as News4 San Antonio, why aren't the judges, attorneys and Guardian Ad Litems (3rd Party Parasites) mentioned?

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    Slam The Gavel welcomes back Andrea Brewer to the podcast. Today she discussed how the states are handling a person's gender on their birth certificate from the date of birth. Andrea went over some of the states that have administrative processes and the statistics of some of the states where there is no court order required, and how many states allow for a change of gender just on a simple affidavit. The VS42 form was discussed as well as it appears anyone can put information on this document for gender.

    Also was discussed Debbie Carroll's contribution to the...

     Slam The Gavel welcomes Bill Ayers, President of PA Bikers For Justice.  Bill Ayers and others had gotten involved in helping victims of Parental Alienation through their work helping crime victims. They found a connection where many victims of child abuse and crimes against children had a connection to those children also being victims of Parental Alienation. This led to the changes in laws and policies and creating awareness of Parental Alienation.

     PA Bikers for Justice do rallies once a year during around the weekend of Parental Alienation. This year they will be having a rally in Lackawa...

    Slam The Gavel podcast welcomes new guests, Bob Terrien and Don Wenger. Today we talked about the history of the Loophole in 42 U.S.C. Subsection 659 AND 666. Because of that loophole, states are using to make money by converting veteran benefits into state revenue. It says that veteran benefits received by military retirees can be garnished if the retiree has waived military pay to receive compensation benefits from the VA. It should say that ALL VA benefits are exempt from Title IV-D, regardless of whether the veteran is retired or not. Congress has exercised constitutional power to make it cl...

     Slam The Gavel welcomes Mary Bowen to the podcast. Mary and her fiancé participated in extensive Pre-Cana classes before marrying at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Austin Texas in 7-25-1998. However, her husband filed for divorce in 10-18-2021 in the County Courthouse in Bastrop, Texas. The case number is 21-20960. At this point Mary has been married a total of 27 years. Mary is a devout, practicing Catholic, who honors marriage vows made to God. The Constitutional Challenge, referencing Texas Family Code 6.001, was just filed in November 17th, 2025. 

     The Texas Family Code 6.001: INSUPPORTABILITY. On the petition...

  Slam The Gavel welcomes back James Schoch from PA to the podcast. Jim was last on Slam The Gavel Season 3, Episodes 3, 37 and 109, Season 4, Episodes 81 and 113 and Season 5 Episode 279.

    Today Jim discussed how his case has been settled and now how to deal with the attack on the child's mind. We discussed Child Psychological Abuse, found in the DSMV, V995.51, and how it affects on the child's mind and creates a new generation of personality disorders.

   We talked about Robert Garza's bill and how Legislation is handling Custodial Interference.

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    Slam the Gavel podcast welcomes back Mark Andrews. Mark was last on the podcast Season 6, Episode 331. Today we discussed the fraud upon the court, the issues with the alteration of a transcript and how Mark went with other parents, and with Robert Garza on Zoom to discuss with Legislation five bills. Some of the bills were Time Taken, Time Back, Cameras in Court and Parenting Plans and several others. 

     We also talked about the article written by Laura A. Bischoff, of the Columbus Dispatch: Ohio Supreme Court Suspends judge's law license for steering work to love interest." Change...

    Slam The Gavel welcomes back Marc Fishman to the podcast. Marc was last on Season 6, Episode 343. Today we talked about the 'double standards of justice' and putting 'teeth' into a law questioning the protection of former police officers that have been labeled, 'PATTERN MISCONDUCT,' by the AG in New York. 

     In April of 2021, Governor Cuomo signed in the Law Enforcement Misconduct Law into the Social Justice Unit of the Attorney General's Office. Since that time 38  officers have been reviewed for misconduct. This law requires that the Police Chief of NY notify the AG when a police officer...

     Slam The Gavel welcomes back Tanith Pereira to the podcast. Tanith is speaking out for the second time as she was last on Season 6, Episode 352. The Estoppel case continues to be dragged out by Judge Michael L. Katz in the State of New York. Tanith discussed how her rights have been violated and has not received Due Process. With a judge dragging his feet, her son is suffering in a fatherless home with a man who isn't even his father.

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     Slam The Gavel welcomes back Wren Byrd to the podcast. Wren was last on the podcast Season 5, Episode 213. Today we discussed what has changed in regards to the system and how parents are treated, especially during litigation. We also discussed why there is no enforcement of laws ALREADY in place.

     Wren brought up the book, "The Family Law Professional's Field Guide to HIGH CONFLICT LITIGATION; Dynamics, Not Diagnoses by Benjamin D. Garber, PhD, Dana Prescott, JD, LMSW, PhD and Chris Mulchay, PhD. The American Bar Association is endorsing it. Where can this lead while training judges to do the...

    Slam the Gavel welcomes back Debbie Carroll to the podcast accompanied by Lindsey Shaffer. Debbie was last on the podcast Season 5, Episodes 167, 180 and 236; Season 6, Episode 327.  Debbie discussed the Memorandum Of Procedure (MOP) and its disgusting implications along with the hard facts of foster care.

     Lindsey discussed her history that she and her spouse had a baby girl 5-18-2104, but her spouse decided to move back in with his parents and brothers who were volatile. Lindsey didn't want to live with these brothers and she contacted CPS to see if they could offer other options such as housin...

   Slam The Gavel welcomes new guest Tanith Pereira from Manhattan, NY. She has a case suffering in limbo at the hands of Judge Michael L. Katz. Her son was taken away from her when he was just ten years old. The case is five-plus years and going. She only gets to see him every other weekend for just one hour. Her son is suffering from medical and educational neglect. 

    Tanith is choosing to speak out even though the judge has forbidden her to go on Social Media. But Tanith is speaking out for the sake of her son a...

     Slam The Gavel welcomes back Justin McPhail to the podcast. He was last on Season 6, Episode 346, talking how "It Wasn't About The Money." 

     Justin came on the podcast to discuss the Systemic Issues within the Family Court system and how important it is to leave a paper trail. Affidavits were discussed and how import they are to the record. The breaks in Due Process invalidate Family Court proceedings. Justin also discussed more deeply how psychological evaluations and drug tests are illegal and unconstitutional. "Nothing holds true in Family Court, think for yourself, no one else is going to," st...

    Slam The Gavel welcomes new guest, Latesha Howard to the podcast. Latesha is a mother in San Bernardino CA. She is an advocate for Special Education and has three children of her own. She also has three adopted nieces and nephews that were taken away by CFS (CPS). Latesha is being retaliated on for being an advocate for the children regarding Special Education services. The school staff were annoyed with Latesha for advocating for services for the children and called Children and Family services on her for this reason. With all the stress Latesha has had to endure, she no...

     Slam The Gavel podcast welcomes back Todd Humes. He was last on the podcast Season 6, Episode 341. Today Todd gave updates regarding his case involving fraud, no Due Process, and how he has STILL been paying Alimony (while NOT divorced) for the last 5 YEARS at $360.00 per week. Today we discussed the corruption in the Domestic Relations Units and how a second Protection of Abuse Order has been signed with NO EVIDENCE by Judge Kurtz. Todd still hasn't been to court for the divorce to be finalized and his civil suit against his ex-wife and business partner. We also discussed the cor...

    Slam The Gavel Podcast welcomes back Ellie who was last on the podcast Season 6, Episode 324. Today Ellie discussed updates discussing how her daughter became confused in school and suddenly wanted to be called by a "male" name. An inept caseworker, Attorney Annika Stokes, GAL Michael Horan and Judge Molly Bigelow in Shasta California have an agenda of their own: to put Ellie's daughter in foster care and eventually adopt her out. Ellie still doesn't know if her daughter was given hormones or other psychiatric medications. At present her daughter is residing in foster care, living with five other children an...

    Slam the Gavel welcomes Heather Bendl and Pete Arnold to the podcast. Heather was last on Season 5, Episode 262. Today Heather is currently juggling  active appeals in both Florida and Illinois, effectively schooling the courts on why they can't just ignore the rulebook, specifically regarding jurisdiction and the UCCJEA. She is challenging a legal nightmare where Florida is trying to enforce a Void Ab Initio Illinois order that was issued without notice and without authority. Heather is asking the higher courts to remind the lower courts that geography and Due Process definitely matter.

     Heather's fiancé, Pete Arnold joins her fig...

    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.     

    Simultaneously when Justin was incarcerated, his son had some trouble in school. From there, his 12 year-old son was sent to a juvenile detention center, then to the Ala...

    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 Paul Boyne and the Taran Nolan case and others. Federal Court issues in regards to Rabbi Belinski were explained. We discussed how advocacy and court watch...

    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 nationwide, destroying parental bonds with their children by judges with little to no education in psychology or child psych...

    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 missed.

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    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 incentives are abundant in Title IV-B, D and E. Foster parents taking in children are flourishing in monies from Title IV-E. It is endless. We also talked about...

    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. 

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    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 victims......

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    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.

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    Slam The Gavel welcomes back RJ Kolar to the podcast. RJ Kolar was last on Season 5, Episode 218, 219 and 220. Today we did a quick commercial, that the docuseries is 85% complete and how it follows the chronological order of the history of Family Court. However, Ryan needs more testimonials, PARENTAL STORIES. Please follow the link below for INSTRUCTIONS.

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     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."

    Working closely with Mark Ludwig for equal shared parenting, Anthony discussed his journey through family court, false allegations and how important it is for...

   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.

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   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 being coerced into a meeting  that he doesn't want to attend, while Nicole was being bulli...