Slam the Gavel

     Slam the Gavel host Maryann Petri, reads Michael Phillips's article written 7-4-2026, "What to the Parent is the Fourth of July?" Michael Phillips can be found on Substack with other amazing articles. Today on America's 250th birthday, the oldest liberty: the Constitution, the Supreme Court identifies, remains the very LEAST protected right in American law, especially for...

     Slam The Gavel welcomes new guests Dr. Don Murphy and John James Mckeogh to the podcast. Dr. Don Murphy is the 3rd of 12, father of 4, grandfather of 3.  He has served Colorado as a geriatrician/hospice physician over 40 years.  He co-created and managed 4 geriatric practices and served as a board member on a number of health care related foundations.       He was gaslighted by the Colorado g...

     Slam The Gavel podcast welcomes back Marta Bryceland, who was last on the podcast Season 6, Episode 368. Marta came back to tell the story of her case and the court and the violations briefly of due process, discrimination and forensic expert testimony and report of child abuse by the father. Marta's own court witness were ignored and the judge removed it from the record. However, the as...

     Slam The Gavel welcomes back Amy Palacios to the podcast. Amy has been on the podcast Season 5, Episodes 308, and multiple episodes explaining the corruption of her case and giving updates. On this podcast, Amy states that they are looking to put her into JAIL June 15th, 2026 for Child Support Arrears as well as Attorney's Fees. However, Amy explains their EXTORTION monies have  already...

     Slam the Gavel welcomes back Amanda Story who was last on Season 4, Episode 142, and Crystal Salazar Season 5, Episode 174.         Today we discussed the major human rights issue in the United States — the fact that America still does not have a fully independent National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) aligned with the UN Paris Principles, despite international efforts dating back to the 19...

   Slam The Gavel welcomes back Carrie Haight to the podcast. Carrie was last on Season 5, Episodes 185, 221, 266, and 321. We discussed her first podcast as a reference, "No One Would Listen." From there we talked about a solution to the CPS debacle and how it can easily be dissolved. Defund CPS, not law enforcement. Also how false allegations should really be handled by the police.    ...

    Slam the Gavel welcomes back Lisa Goodpaster to the podcast. Lisa was last on Season 4, Episode 71 where we discussed her book, "Alienated, When Parents Won't Parent." Her work exposes a major gap in the frameworks used throughout the Parental Alienation space. The frameworks that are used in the courts to decide the child's best interest have never included a child's...

     Slam The Gavel welcomes new guest, NC Senate Candidate, District 17, Shirley Johnson. Shirley began her career serving 10 years on the Illinois State Senate staff working in appropriations, press and outreach. Shirley developed expertise in the state budget process, identifying strategies to cut wasteful spending while protecting critical services, and built strong relationships with advocate...

    Slam The Gavel covers another article by Michael "Thunder" Phillips written 5-02-2026  titled: "Parental Alienation as LABOR EXPLOITATION, Courts Know, Courts Are Not Complying. Great article written by Phillips citing that there are over 22+ million parents impacted in the U.S. alone. This article can be found on Substack. To Reach Michael "Thunder" Phillips:  mike@th...

   Slam the Gavel welcomes new guest, Doug Devitre who is Founder and President at CoTrackPro. Doug has built AI-Powered Apps for Family Justice, Mental Health and Legal Reform. CoTrackPro is more than a breath of fresh air for families navigating the legal system.     Doug most recently created CoTrackPro which is a family-focused SaaS Platform comprising 7+ integrated applications. These tools s...

    Slam The Gavel welcomes new guest, Elizabeth Collins to the podcast. Today we are going to discuss public citizens email communications to court administration that get turned into judicial orders, then are treated by the judge as a motion that he then turns into a judicial order without any Due Process.      Elizabeth also talked about the "flying monkeys," and how court watchers ar...

    Slam the Gavel welcomes back Todd Humes to the podcast. Todd was last on Season 6, Episodes 341 and 349. The last time he was on, we discussed how it's not about the money, it's about JUSTICE. Still, there  no change in his case after his fourth attorney still hasn't been able to get a court date while Todd is STILL PAYING alimony after being ONLY SEPARATED for the last EIGHT YE...

    Slam The Gavel welcomes Kathy Watrel, Etha Jones, Dennis Merritt and Tess Harmon to the podcast. Today we discussed how another parent has been pulled from Family Court into the criminal justice system and incarcerated. Her name is Agness McCurry. Many of her know her from her TikTok channel: I am not a lawyer 96 with over 10,000 followers. Agness was last on Slam The Gavel Season 5, Episode 2...

   Slam the Gavel welcomes Crystal Wool and Rachael to the podcast. Crystal is a Texas Mom who has been involved with a Cumberland County NC Family Court case since 2015, more aggressively since 2021. She was successful with gaining custody of her daughter after years of fighting to get her to safety after SA in father’s home.  To Reach Crystal Wool:  crystal_wool@outlook.com To Reach Rachael:  di...

     Slam The Gavel welcomes back Theo Chino to the podcast. Today we alerted public to the plight of Michael Evan Caruso who is suffering in Douglas County Jail in Colorado ( Inmate Search ). Edie Basista was kind enough to send a letter to me from Michael Caruso which was read on the podcast. COURT WATCHERS ARE NEEDED MAY 11th, 2026.    Human Rights Violations happen globally throughout the worl...

   Today, host of Slam the Gavel discussed self care, staying busy and showing projects she has been working on. Although this is in audio, the video will be available on Slam The Gavel YouTube channel. Whether it is knitting, deck of card art or junk journaling EVERYONE can do it. Staying busy is a big part of controlling our anxiety and depression, and learning how to remain calm. Taking care of...

   Slam the Gavel welcomes Gwendolyn Chubb to the podcast. She is a Chicago-based founder, media host, civic advocate, and community educator whose work centers on parental alienation awareness, family justice, and public accountability; she has led advocacy efforts, hosted radio and cable programs, produced documentary content, facilitated divorce-success workshops, testified before the Illinois...

    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 f...

    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 fath...

    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. To contact Maryann Petri: dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com Supportshow (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mar...

     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...

    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.       An...

    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...

   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,...

      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 To Reac...