Slam the Gavel

Slam the Gavel welcomes Julie and Jim on the show to talk about successful co-parenting strategies that have worked for their blended families. Julie and Jim discussed how things were in the beginning when their children came together and all was going well and smoothly, but when they became engaged to be married the relationships with the children themselves and with their new additional parent b...

Slam the Gavel proudly introduces Bill Coleman from Great Britain.  Bill Coleman was living in Waterbury Connecticut  in 2002.  After finding out his wife was having an affair, he then filed for sole custody of their two children on a particular Monday morning.  However, the following Friday, only four days later, Bill found himself being accused of the sexual assault of his wi...

Back on Slam of the Gavel, is Michael Sayen to discuss the new title to his book, "Remarriage and Adultery in the Bible as well as the history of the wedding band. Michael discussed how marriages are based on English Law.      Apparently the wedding band was invented in Pagan Culture and brought over into the Jewish and Catholicism  religions where they began using it in their...

Rosalind Sedacca, CDC is the founder of the Child-Centered Divorce Network, and is a Divorce & Co-Parenting Coach as well as a Dating and Relationship Coach. As a founder of the Child-Centered Divorce Network, she does not focus her attention on providing legal advice.  Rosalind agrees the system is toxic but specializes in helping parents make the best decisions on behalf of their childr...

Slam the Gavel welcomes Dr. Patrick C. Beebe , PhD. in General Psychology with an expertise in Parental Alienation.  He had studied and researched Parental Alienation since the early 1990's.       Being a Navy Veteran, Dr. Beebe has  experienced this first hand and the devastating effects of what a High Conflict divorce  can do to a career, a new marriage/relationship...

Slam the Gavel welcomes Darlene Orvieto, who is one of the leaders for the movement in Massachusetts discussing the extensive corruption in the judiciary and treatment of parents  in the Family Court system.  These parents have paid attorneys  thousands of dollars for little to no outcome and have absolutely no recourse given how deep the corruption goes in the state.    ...

Melissa Toon on Slam the Gavel is a survivor of domestic violence. She has a unique perspective due to an almost unbelievable personal experience in North Carolina and West Virginia that are  related to coercive control and family court corruption. Melissa discusses how law enforcement is used as a tool of abuse and child abuse. There are also frequent encounters with fraud, bias, and injusti...

Slam the Gavel had Paulette MacDonald back on for an update on how Petition E-3298 which involves equal shared parenting was progressing. She said she had fantastic feedback from our last podcast and another 200 signatures were added to the Petition!  Paulette is urging everyone in Canada to please sign and share this Petition E-3298. The Petition closes on August 7th, 2021.    Paul...

Paulette MacDonald is a Child and Family Advocate/Activist.  She has lived seven years of experience as a second wife and stepmother dealing with parental alienation and Canada’s profoundly dysfunctional family law system that is failing Canadian children and families – now she is raising awareness to the devastating consequences of parental alienation and is seeking legislative changes in Ca...

Back on Slam the Gavel, Aoife Griffin and I discussed how the Family Courts break parents self-confidence down and that there has to be a healing process after experiencing the trauma of the corrupt family court system.      Aoife is certified in Quantum Flow and uses hypnotism to get to the root cause of the parent's Anxiety and Depression in order to help her clients release their...

Slam the Gavel welcomes Colleen Murray, Ph. D. LPC, Owner of Victor's Crown Christian Counseling Center and Adjunct Professor at Drury University.      Colleen is married and a mom to three kids. She is very passionate about helping people who are hurting. She believes that it is an awesome privilege when a client comes to her for help and allows her to walk alongside them during su...

Rosalind Sedacca, CDC is the founder of the Child-Centered Divorce Network, and a Divorce & Co-Parenting Coach. As a founder of the Child-Centered Divorce Network, she does not focus her attention on providing legal advice.  Rosalind agrees the system is toxic but specializes in helping parents make the best decisions on behalf of their children--before, during and years after a divorce....

Slam the Gavel welcomes Investigative Journalist,  Michael Volpe back for another great show. Great discussion on the corruption in the counties of North Carolina and Miami Dade Florida.      In the pits of corruption, DSS/ CPS essentially snatches children from their protective parents with no warrant and no court order.  Cherokee County is only one example of where a maj...

Barbara Drtina is the founder and CEO of Wellness Matters, You Matter, LLC, a company dedicated to creating a lifestyle focused on physical health as well as emotional health.  After losing a daughter to suicide at the age of 15 she realized how important it is to address emotional health and wellbeing especially with our youth.  She teaches mindfulness and meditation practices and works...

Slam the Gavel welcomes Cheryl Kennedy, book author of, "And Justice For All, An American Illusion,"  as she discusses how our nation is not restored to what it should be.      Cheryl states our nation has not been restored as no one is responsible or held accountable today. America has been usurped by Great Britain  and the BAR Association  is controlling everything...

Ms. Danica Joan, back on Slam the Gavel, has dedicated her life to advocating for families after going through a contentious divorce.  Her work continues to evolve, and she's created a network of experts who expand her ability to support parents as they enter new, often fraught, territory.     Danica Joan has developed expertise in three primary practice areas, and created informati...

Slam the Gavel was very happy to have Ms. Kimberly Lowe on as a guest to discuss all that entails running for Congress in the state of Virginia.     Kimberly Lowe is a farmer, policy advisor, advocate and single mother. She has been an advocate for our families and helped navigate families through family court and CPS issues for years.  She is writing replicable State Legislation to reform family...

As a Divorce Coach & Mentor, Ravit Rose guides and supports parents as they walk into this whole world of unknown while the Divorce Community APP that she created provides parents with a safe & confidential space to engage with like-minded parents and connect with various coaches, experts and professionals in divorce.     After years of suffering and draining $80,000 in legal fee...

     Slam the Gavel had AMAZING guests on tonight! Dr. Zena Crenshaw-Logal and Belinda Parker-Brown talked about the grassroots campaign spearheaded by both National Judicial Conduct and Disability Law Project (NJCDLP) and Louisiana United International, Inc. (LUI) that addresses America's inadequate judicial oversight as a constitutional and human rights CRISIS with unriv...

Janis spoke about her Non-Profit Organization, Good Egg Safety that she had started 20 years ago, and working unfunded at present time. Parental Alienation is a global issue that causes severe destruction and that this destruction done to the child is not normal. She discusses how a child that is physically abused still wants to be with that parent (without the physical abuse), but when a child wh...

On Slam the Gavel, guest, Jacqueline Pidanick is a Paralegal who studied at South Carolina University and studied law at Purdue.  She also started the #beloud movement on Facebook six years ago to help parents navigate through the Family Court and shed light on the corruption that plagues the Family Courts that in turn destroys not only parents but children.     Jacqueline states th...

Slam the Gavel welcomes Attorney Rob Bilott, as his book Exposure is not only well-written, with very smooth prose but a testimony to tenacity and perseverance. A large corporation, namely Dupont continuously withheld valuable information regarding highly destructive and toxic "forever chemicals" information from a certain curious attorney.     In discussing his journey, making his way t...

Tanisha Bankston is not only a book author, but a mother of three children.  She is a survivor of rape, incest, domestic violence and childhood sexual abuse. Here on Slam the Gavel, Tanisha is here to share her amazing journey of strength.      Tanisha explained that she started journaling at 14 years of age and began writing her book during that time and by the age of 32 final...

Monica Szymonik is a Certified Health Coach, ADA Advocate and has a background in digestive wellness, massage therapy and personal training. After being sued for sole custody of her son in 2010 and being forced into the infamous “every other weekend” parenting schedule, Monica’s been coaching moms and dads as they navigate through the treacherous waters of the Family Law racket.     &nbs...

Great conversation on Slam the Gavel with College Graduate, Izzy.  He has studied economics and philosophy.  Izzy enjoys politics, debate, rock-climbing and weight-lifting and has chosen the field of Law as his future career. However, he is the son of a father with Narcissistic Personality Disorder.      Izzy openly discussed when he first began to notice which parent was...