Slam the Gavel

   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 that children...

    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 w...

     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 finally published, &...

    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.      She autho...

    Great conversation on Slam the Gavel with College Student, Izzy.  He has studied economics and philosophy.  Izzy enjoys politics, debate, rock-climbing and weight-lifting and has chosen in 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 the emotionally hea...

     Joe and Ann Rodgers on Slam the Gavel to discuss resources for Alienated Parents through The Resolution Center at Jacksonville Florida. Ann and Joe discussed how progress was made with many speakers during the International Parental Alienation Day in April with a Retreat offering emotional and spiritual support for Alienated Parents was accompanied by a Support Group, Meet and Greet as well a...

     Mary Summer tells  a compelling story about a young girl who endured a life of hardship growing up in a dysfunctional environment. Courageously to escape her difficult childhood, this 15 year old teen fell into a trap and into the hands of a narcissistic sociopath. This aggressor  was disguised as her soulmate which left the young woman to face well over 25 years of abuse, becoming a victim o...

   Great discussion regarding this highly informative book written by Attorney Michelle MacDonald and Michael Volpe. In this complex true crime story, it is definitely the family court system that is criminal. Attorney Michelle MacDonald sues a Judge for violating mother, Sandra Grazzini-Rucki's civil rights, and the next day is forced to proceed with her client, Sandra's child custody t...

     Sheila Owens-Collins MD, MPH, MBA on Slam the Gavel today to discuss Elderly State Trafficking and Corruption within the Probate Courts.       Dr. Owens-Collins has been an Healthcare Executive with over 25 years of experience in both Medicaid and Commercial managed care markets as well as progressive leadership roles in financial modeling, predictive analytics, development an implementation...

    Back on Slam the Gavel is a return guest, Michael Sayen, author,  who enlightens us on the historical evolution of corruption within the Family Court System.  From the 1857 Matrimonial Clause in England, women wanted the right to Divorce and Parliament agreed and that took the authority away from the church. This action found it's way to the United States shortly after.      Michael expla...

     Christine Cocchiola, LCSW, a return guest on Slam the Gavel discusses Post Separation Abuse and how the courts and Legislation have Cognitive Dissonance as they don't want to believe Coercive Control exists.      Major discussion on Compound Trauma and the article, "Welcome to Holland," written by Emily Pearl Kingsley which can be related to Coercive Control that leads to Post...

     My guest today is Barb Schroeder. Barb works with families who are experiencing alienation. She is a certified Reunification Coach, Ohio Supreme Court Mediator, Guardian at Litem and Parenting Coordinator.      Although Barb works in the court system her emphasis is working with families that the court system has failed.  Helping alienated parents find stability, strategies for reaching out t...

     Barbara Drtina earned her degree in Early Childhood Education.  She has lived in a number of different places in the world and loves to experience different cultures.  She was able to realize her dream of being a stay – at – home mom after stabilizing her marriage and finances.       After being married 20 yrs she found herself in a High Conflict divorce trying to raise 2 daughters as a singl...

     Slam the Gavel welcomes Claudia Ovalles, a Marine as well s a Child Advocate out of Texas who helps with Legislation and brings much awareness to Child Custody Interference.      Claudia assists other parents who want the best for their children by speaking to Legislation to help push Senate Bill 2011 and HB 4240 (Interference with Child Custody) through. (Can be found on Facebook) She also s...

   Tracy Kittle is an adult child of parental alienation. Tracy’s dream is to one day see all 50 states adopt a rebuttable presumption of 50/50 custody to end the unnecessary separation from either parent and put a stop to covert alienation.  She is the co-host of "Friends Talking Nerdy" podcast.     Also, Tracy is working on a book called, "Parental Alienation: The Aftermath,"...

Lisa is a state-certified domestic violence advocate in her seventh year (and counting) in the court system. She has represented herself successfully on both the trial and appellate court levels through dozens of court appearances, and her case was just published in the Connecticut Law Journal (March 23, 2021) to be used as legal precedent. She also recently testified before the Connecticut Judici...

   Trish Guise, High Conflict Divorce Strategist and New Ways for Families Coach, is back on Slam the Gavel now with her daughter, Keelee. We talked about how Keelee finds her counselor very helpful  and that in the future, Keelee would like to be Therapist and help people dealing with trauma and Neuro-Psychology.    Keelee talks about getting her Master's Degree as well as her Ph. D, but wan...

    Carnell Smith is a husband, father, grandfather, Ordained Minister and Engineer with a degree in Electronic Engineering Technology with studies in Information Technology and Product Management.      Mr. Smith won his own paternity fraud case using the legislation that he co-wrote with Georgia Legislators, after the Supreme Court of the United States denied his constitutional arguments.      Ca...

   Wonderful conversation with Danica Joan, M.Ed who is a  Certified Family Mediator with the Florida Supreme Court, a Guardian Ad Litem, the author of Florida’s Family Stabilization Parent Education Curriculum , a Personal Custody Coach and founder of Kids Need Both, Inc. She’s devoted her life to guiding families, through coaching, education and resources, to find workable, equitable, solutions...

     Christine Cocchiola, LCSW is a tenured professor at a community college teaching in the Human Services/Pre-Social Work Studies Program for over 19 years. Christine began her career in social work by becoming a Certified Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Counselor for Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury at the age of 19 where she remains a volunteer.  Her expertise is in the area of intimate partne...

   Trish Guise, High Conflict Divorce Strategist and New Ways for Families Coach, is back on Slam the Gavel with her son Ty with an excellent discussion involving divorce and coping skills.  Also we discussed how Ty handled the holidays  and what he would have wanted to see happen.      Explaining the difficulties of finding a good psychologist, Ty said he had seen several different psychologists...

    Kristine is a Star Producer and Ambassador for the Erasing Family Documentary , a non-profit feature-length film endorsed by the American Psychological Association . She is an advocate for shared parenting and family reunification.     She has been written about in Jamil Hasan's book Block Chain Ethics , Chapter 4 "Cracking the Glass Ceiling", about her passionate opposition to...

      Slam the Gavel was honored to have Mr. Andrew Folkler on the show.  He is a Professional Writer who specializes in Trauma, Personal Development and Parental Alienation.  Andrew Folkler is also an Associate Producer of the documentary Erasing Family and the Co-Host of The Broken Families Podcast.      Andrew is an active speaker in the Parental Alienation Field, using his own experience of Es...

   Melanie Davis on Slam the Gavel shares her experience of losing her seven-month old daughter, Brynn to SIDS and how she found healing and purpose by sharing her story with those who could be encouraged and inspired by the wisdom and purpose through her daughter's death.      Melanie developed The Triumph Program to assist others to discover, write and share their own Triumph Stories and fo...

    Slam the Gavel is happy to have back another return guest, Cheryl A. Kennedy. She is an author of, "And Justice For All, An American Illusion," found on Amazon.    Great conversation with Cheryl discussing such topics as the George Floyd case, National Security, the abolishment of CPS and a new banking system.    Cheryl also updated us on the Cuomo situation that continues to drag on...