Slam the Gavel

     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...

     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. To Reach Maryann Petri:  dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com To Reach Justin McP...

    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...

    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 simp...

     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...

    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 co...

     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, pract...

  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 c...

    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 severa...

    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 En...

     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...

     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 CONF...

    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, bu...

   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 sp...

     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 invalid...

    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 a...

     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 bee...

    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...

    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 enf...

    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...

    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 ar...

    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 mishand...

    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...

    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 N...

    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...