Slam the Gavel

Slam the Gavel welcomes Michael Sayen, Author, back on the show to discuss, "Why we can't get along," Coverture, Feminism and Contract Law. History was discussed in-depth from the Magna Carta in 1066 to present time, the Leviathan Principle, where the King was supreme and how that converted to, "We the People."      Family Court pits Mothers against Fathers and does not want anythin...

Slam the Gavel welcomes Attorney Leslie Ferderigos. Attorney Leslie is from Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Orlando Florida where she currently resides with her husband, also an attorney, Michael Ferderigos Esq. and her four children.       AttorneyLeslie is licensed to practice law in the State of Florida &  United States District Court for the Middle District of Flo...

Slam the Gavel welcomes William Bernet, M.D. Emeritus Member and Professor of Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Prior to retirement, Dr. Bernet was a Forensic Psychiatrist who evaluated adults, children and families involved in legal situations, both civil and criminal.     Dr. Bernet's book, "Children of Divorce," was co-auth...

Cheryl A. Kennedy is a "Fraud on the Court," crime victim defrauded by an Attorney in a divorce with a judge involved.  Due to the State Bar of California being inoperable, it led to her subpoena of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to a violated jury trial against the Attorney in 2008.  Attorney General Jerry Brown represented Schwarzenegger, he was later subpoenaed after alleged payoffs w...

Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)Monica Griego back on Slam The Gavel to update the viewers on her CYFD (CPS) case and exactly where her daughters are in New Mexico. This case has been open since April of 2016. Now the girls have been given to the father who is noncompliant with case plans. Monica is concerned as her daughters have not been properly cared for and are bei...

Slam the Gavel welcomes Pro Se Litigant, Sean Brennan to the show to discuss his case and why can't he see his son. Not only has Sean's Constitutional rights, civil rights, liberties, and human rights have been violated, so has his two year-old son.     He hasn't been able to have a relationship with his child except for a few visitation days. Sean has had three Court appointed attorneys...

Slam the Gavel welcomes back author Kenneth Gottfried. He discusses his upcoming fourth book, the school system in regards to the non-custodial parent and the next steps with the FBI.     ACES Scores are so very important that no child should rank a 4 or higher  However, if a child ranks a 4 or higher, they are thirty-times likely to commit suicide as well as have major health probl...

Slam the Gavel welcomes Lynn Steinberg, Ph. D. back on the Show to talk about why regular therapy is not working with psychologists that do not understand the mechanics of parent-child alienation.  Dr. Lynn was last on the show December 3rd, 2021, Season 2, Episode137.       Psychologists are trained in the system that every parent is 50% responsible and that children do n...

Slam the Gavel welcomes back Gramps Jeffrey whose real name is Marc Joseph back on the show to talk about his book: The Secrets of Retailing, Or: How to Beat Was-Mart! This is a great book for any entrepreneur of any age who can always use new innovative ways to beat out the competition.      This smooth read  is excellent for those starting up a business as well as current bus...

Slam the Gavel welcomes Vincent McGovern back on the show . Vincent McGovern was last on the show in Season 2, Episodes 107 and 131. We discussed how CPS is held to no accountability when there are false allegations or when children slip through the cracks,  being abused.      CPS operates in secret. Vincent spoke of two cases of murdered children that slipped through the crack...

Slam the Gavel welcomes. Elizabeth Harding Weinstein to the show. She  is a 49-year-old mother, a graduate of Columbia University, a previous ER/ICU nurse, the survivor of severe domestic violence and narcissistic abuse, and a previous well-known and respected resident of Briarcliff Manor, NY.      Her husband, is a high profile Davis Polk attorney, with connections in the judi...

Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)Slam the Gavel welcomes Marita Murphy back on the show to discuss her case. Marita's case is unique as it was the first test case in Victoria Australia that challenged the statute of limitations laws. In Melbourne, that changed in 2015 in response to the Royal Commission called into child sexual abuse of children in Australia.   &nbs...

Slam The Gavel welcomes back Michael Volpe, Investigative Journalist to discuss cases of corruption in Family Court going on in LA and Orange County, California.  Apparently, these are local rackets structured the same, yet the names are different. However, the local public doesn't know what they are doing.      California is unique in its own way as they have Private Judges. T...

Slam the Gavel welcomes Dr. Mark David Roseman and Ann O'Keeffe Rodgers on the show to discuss the much needed topic of Forgiveness throughout the Holidays/Christmas.       The subject of Parental Alienations is so counterintuitive, which is why forgiveness is very important. We must forgive ourselves first, then others in situations including flying monkeys, relatives and bystander...

Slam the Gavel welcomes Claire Wirth, Congressional Candidate for Kentucky 4th District. Claire was a foster mom and adopted her foster daughter July 7th, 2021. She has had her from birth, as she was born drug-dependent and was alone for 4 weeks in the NICU before Claire was called by CPS.      Claire named this child Hannah, and adopted her just before her 2nd birthday.  For a...

     Slam the Gavel welcomes back author Kenneth Gottfried, last on the show November 3rd, 2021 Season 2 Episode 122. Heated conversation into reporting child abusive judges. States have statutes for mandatory reporting of child abuse which also includes psychological child abuse. Psychological abuse has been documented as being worse than physical and sexual child abuse....

Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)Slam the Gavel welcomes Mary, a mother of a three year-old little girl. Her case started with allegations against her while she was expecting her baby girl.            The first allegation was a "cluttered home," as well as the father’s prior history with the agency. Once her daughter was born and it was clea...

    Slam the Gavel welcomes Lynn Steinberg, Ph. D. She has been working  with families, couples, groups, and individuals.  Dr. Steinberg has specialized in working with children and adults abused as children for more than 40 years. We discussed topics of the Coercive Control SB 1141.     She worked in the courts as an expert on sexual abuse with children, ad...

Slam the Gavel welcome Gramps Jeffrey. Gramps Jeffrey  is his pen name and his real name is Marc Joseph.      Gramps Jeffrey’s first book, "The Secrets of Retailing...How To Beat Walmart” was written to help entrepreneurs and small businesses compete against the big guys.      Arianna Huffington had read his book and then asked him to become a contributor to The...

    Slam the Gavel welcomes Vesta Spivakovsky, a journalist, columnist, television and radio host - faced a problem that became a very real disaster, but remains invisible to most citizens of the country. In 2010, her ex-husband took upon himself to forever alienate her from her daughter.     This book is not just an authorial confession. Its task is to bring the prob...

Slam the Gavel welcomes back Attorney Ingrid Irwin from Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The last time she was on the show was November 16th, 2021, Season 2, Episode #130. In this podcast we discussed her book, Nolle Prosequi in, which was published in 2020. The title of the book means "do not prosecute." This is a call to action and critically assesses the latest developments in the law in this are...

     Slam the Gavel welcomes Laura Thomason, a grandmother of two children in the Foster Care System.  Laura is an Advocate  and Counselor for at risk youth and wants to see Foster Care reform.     Laura would also like to see the Family Forward Act Implemented and accountability. She is also questioning what happened to the 974 children that have "gone...

     Slam The Gavel welcomes Jeni Dees. She is a protective mother fighting to protect her 3 children from abuse and her 10 year old against sexual assaults perpetrated by the ex's step son who is almost 18.       When Jeni reported this as EVERY parent should if their child reports it to them, she was hit with 7 false charges by Sgt David Galbraith of Westm...

Slam the Gavel welcomes back author Vincent McGovern to discuss why Mothers are not faring well in the adversarial Family Court System.  He further explained that the mother's are very honest and forthright of their opinion and/or not prepared to play the game and therefore the outcome is disasterous.     What Mother's do not understand is that a vindictive party/Father sets the ton...

Slam the Gavel welcomes Attorney Ingrid Irwin, 48 years old and a former Catholic. She is from Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, the pedophilic epicenter of Australia, which compares to Boston in the movie, "Spotlight."       Attorney Irwin has been a lawyer since 1999, working in family violence, child protection, family law, civil law including sex assault survivors suing perpet...