Slam the Gavel

      Slam The Gavel welcomes back William Sewell from SC to the podcast. William was last on Season 5, Episode 269. William was accompanied by Mike "Thunder" Phillips, Investigative Journalist, who has also been documenting William's case.       Today, they discussed updates to William's case such as being extorted $60,950,00 in attorney fees to Attorney D. Gamache, paying his...

    Slam the Gavel welcomes David Thurston to the podcast. David is a determined father and whistleblower from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and a SURVIVOR of the KIDS FOR CASH SCANDAL.     Now David has fought alone in Family Court since 2015 to protect his nonverbal, autistic daughter from abuze and systemic neglect, even after reporting SA by her mother's adult aunt in 2020.       Shockingl...

     Slam The Gavel welcomes back Mark Andrews to the podcast. Mark was last on Season 3, Episodes 13 and 23, Season 4, Episodes116 and 138, Season 5, Episode 29.       The last time Mark was on he discussed the Federal Court updates. Today we discussed how the Sonoma County, CA Administrative Hearing went on for 2.5 hours. Mark's case is 23 years long. The judge denied everything they had as...

     Slam the Gavel welcomes Darlene Orvieto from MA, Kim Gordon and Robert Garza from TX to the podcast to discuss the delicate conversation between parents of Parental Alienation and Domestic Violence issues within the family court system.  To Reach Robert Garza:  robertgarza.us or Facebook To Reach Darlene Orvieto: Facebook/ Massachusetts Corruption Exposed Kim Gordon:  dismantlingfamilycourtco...

Slam The Gavel welcomes back Phillip W. Simon from San Diego, California back to the podcast. Simon was last on Season 5, Episodes 5, 17, 18 and 21. What started as a family law dispute completely exploded when the court ignored a signed Interspousal Grant Deed AND falsely claimed that Phillip had retired from the military. That LIE was used to seize VA-protected property and ignore Federal Statut...

     Slam The Gavel welcomes back Steven Wade, Family Law Specialist in the United Kingdom to the podcast. Steven Wade was last on the podcast Season 2, Episode 92 and Season 3, Episode 58, where we discussed speaking out on how to counter false allegations and how to succeed.       Steven suggested that when a parent is faced with false allegations is to answer, "It didn't happen, and t...

     Slam The Gavel is honored to have Pennsylvania State Representative Jamie Flick on the podcast. Jamie Flick represents Pennsylvania's 83rd Legislative District, serving parts of Lycoming and Union Counties.      Today we discussed House Bill 378, which reduces the factors considered during child custody issues from 19 to 12. Mr. Flick's amendment improves the bill by requiring famil...

  Slam the Gavel welcomes Marineka Bowman to the podcast. Marineka was last on Season 3, Episodes 104, 131, 159, 160, 174 and 184, Season 4, Episodes 22, 48 and 61, Season 5, Episodes 149, 210, 238, 248, 256, 258, 263, 271 and 275. HELLO DOGE and Pam Bondi.      Today, Marineka Bowman updated us on her case where the counselor, Swiyah Whittinington, with 3 years of experience is handling her daugh...

     Slam The Gavel welcomes Mandy Greenway and Rhonda Vicker to the podcast. Mandy has been involved with the Allegheny County PA "family" court for the last three years. She is now on her third judge, Judge Pat Sweeney. Apparently Mandy filed a PFA on her ex that was granted due to physical and verbal abuse at a custody exchange at a local police station. In court however, Judge Sweene...

     Slam the Gavel welcomes back Attorney Bethany Niman to the podcast. Attorney Bethany was last on Season 5, Episode 273. Attorney Bethany Niman is a solo lawyer with Bright Star Law in Idaho. Her focus is on family and criminal law.     Today we updated the case from June 26th, where Judge Chad Gulstrom, really didn't want to hear what Attorney Niman had to say. Niman drew up a motion to...

   Slam the Gavel welcomes back Amy Palacios to the podcast. Amy was last on Season 3, Episodes 146, 165 and 179; Season 4, Episodes 134, 145 and 150; Season 5, Episodes 22, 70, 73, 83, 186 and 191.       Amy came back onto update her case as Attorney H. Jay White's sadistic, repetitive behavior CONTINUES as he schedules two hearings at the same time on July 22, 2025. Apparently this has gone...

   Slam the Gavel welcomes back Kenneth Gottfried to the podcast. Kenneth was last on Season 2, Episodes 108, 122 and 148, Season 3, Episode 98, Season 4, Episodes 5, 64 and 212.             "CHILD PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE, The essential Guide to Stopping Parental Alienation In Its Tracks! A step-by-step strategy for parents and lawyers to end child psychological abuse and fight back against famil...

     Slam the Gavel welcomes back James Schoch to the podcast. James was last on Season 3, Episodes 3, 37 and 109 and Season 4, Episodes 81, 113. Today we discussed updates to his case and the growing trend of putting Family First. We discussed Mike "Thunder" Phillips article on Substack, "A Second Declaration: How The Family Court Crisis Mirrors The Reasons We Fought For Independen...

      Slam the Gavel welcomes back Dave Weigel to the podcast. Dave was last on Season 5, Episode 230. Dave is a top money manager in New York who comes to us via his advocacy work, a pretty far off way from Wall Street. He's perhaps more well known to some as the Family Court Fraud Warrior on social media and in the press. His divorce in NYC is now into its 14th year and four months. After s...

     Slam the Gavel welcomes back Kai Tristan Rivera to the podcast. Kai was last on the show Season 5, Episode 131, where he talked about his two brothers being withheld from his family.            Kai is a very determined young man and devoted big brother, who first spoke out last year to shine a light on the hidden abuse and the fight to keep families together. He’s returned now to give an impo...

     Slam the Gavel welcomes back Marc Fishman to the podcast. Marc was last on Season 5, Episodes 202, 224, 240 and 264. Today Marc wanted to update us on his federal lawsuit case: #6293-2018. He would like everyone to call Judge Rowan Wilson at 212-661-6787 and ask that charges be dropped. Marc also talked about the police chief finally getting kicked out and that came out on the news yesterday....

  Slam the Gavel welcomes Marineka Bowman to the podcast. Marineka was last on Season 3, Episodes 104, 131, 159, 160, 174 and 184, Season 4, Episodes 22, 48 and 61, Season 5, Episodes 149, 210, 238, 248, 256, 258, 263 and 271. HELLO DOGE and Pam Bondi.      Today we covered Marineka's updates to her case where Judge Natalie Haskins of DE is continuing to disrespect and disregard the imputed i...

   Slam the Gavel welcomes Olga Wilson to the podcast. Olga is a mom, an immigrant and a survivor of systemic abuse within the California family court system. She came on the podcast to speak on behalf of all parents suffering through this system who have been silenced, targeted and retaliated against for doing what any decent parent would do: PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN.      What Olga found, unfortun...

     Slam the Gavel welcomes Attorney Bethany Niman, from Idaho to the podcast. As a solo lawyer, she opened Bright Star Law in Idaho. Her focus is on Estate Planning and Criminal Defense cases and is able to practice in Idaho and Montana. Currently, she is offering basic Estate Planning packages for  $250.00, which includes Simple Wills, Medical and Financial Power of Attorney, Declaration of Liv...

     Slam the Gavel welcomes back Kia Walker to the podcast. Kia discussed her triumphant news of having two felonies and three misdemeanors dismissed and she explained how she did it. Cameras in court must happen along with tamper-proof mics as Kia explained how she had one judge for two separate issues.     We also discussed her high-profile case regarding her granddaughter and that she hasn&apo...

      Slam the Gavel welcomes Marineka Bowman to the podcast. Marineka was last on Season 3, Episodes 104, 131, 159, 160, 174 and 184, Season 4, Episodes 22, 48 and 61, Season 5, Episodes 149, 210, 238, 248, 256, 258 and 263. HELLO DOGE and Pam Bondi.      Today we covered Marineka's updates to her case where Judge Natalie Haskins of DE is continuing to disrespect and disregard contempt issue...

      Slam the Gavel welcomes Jonathan, a U.S. Navy veteran who served 8 years aboard submarines and Samantha, a South African immigrant.       Together, they’re raising three wonderful children and building their creative business, SilverCo Design , where they specialize in brand identity.      In September 2024, their family faced an unexpected and life-changing event: their 5-year-old daughter...

    Slam the Gavel podcast welcomes William Sewell. William, an only child, is from the Lowcountry of South Carolina where apparently "anything goes" in family court, just like everywhere else in this country and GLOBALLY.       William highlighted the corruption going on in his case where he and his ex agreed to coparent their only child after the divorce....until an attorney got involv...

   Slam the Gavel welcomes Ron Platt to the podcast. Ron is the co-founder of NASDF (National Association for Single and Divorced Families) https://www.nasdf.org       With a background in insurance, business development, and real estate, and as a foster parent, Ron deeply understands the financial and emotional challenges families face post-divorce. His expertise in insurance product development...

     Slam the Gavel podcast welcomes Elizabeth McNeese to the podcast. Elizabeth is an Ohio mother of three who has been advocating for her youngest son since birth as he is a special needs child who will soon be 18.      Advocating isn't new for Elizabeth, who  is speaking out for reform and justice in the court systems. Elizabeth has co-authored legislation and is working with Ohio lawmaker...