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Slam the Gavel

Slam the Gavel is a podcast to discuss Family Court Issues, Support Court, Support-contempt conferences and hearings and Child Services issues. Advice on how parents can cope with these issues along with Parental Alienation. Based off the book, Dismantling Family Court Corruption, Why Taking The Kids Was Not Enough. This book can be found on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kindle, Apple and Smashwords.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.comPodcast music provided by MicTechMusic@yahoo.com

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98:52

Family Court Secrets And SB174; With Nicole Amill

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2025/11/02

Slam The Gavel Podcast welcomes Nicole Amill. Nicole is the mother of three. Two adult children and one nine year-old. Nicole moved to Lorain, OH from the Bronx, NY on February 24th, 2015. Coming to Ohio with almost $100K to invest in real estate to have passive income, Nicole wanted to teach her children how to be self sufficient. She also wanted them to have a close relationship with God. Nicole gave love a chance with the wrong pe...

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59:22

MONSTERS ARE REAL; With Theo Chino

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2025/10/31

Slam The Gavel welcomes back Theo Chino from the state of Illinois. Theo was last on Season 5, Episodes 128, 143, 164, 187, 192, 204, 206, 217 and Season 6, Episodes 252 and 322. Today we discussed the monsters you can't run and hide from. The monsters that exist to parents and their children lurking behind every corridor in the family courts, that seek to suck parents dry of their children's college funds. Along with Guardian ad Litem's (third party parasites) and judges ...

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65:23

PARENTS RIGHTS GONE; With Ellie

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2025/10/29

Slam The Gavel welcomes new guest Ellie to the podcast. Her family immigrated from the Ukraine to the United States LEGALLY, for a brighter future. However, she soon lost her daughter to CPS and the greedy money courts involving a Dependency Judge. Ellie and her husband found themselves being bullied by the judge and CPS in Shasta, California. From there, her daughter, then 12 years-old became confused whilst in school and suddenly wanted to be called b...

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96:47

JUSTICE 4 JAMEY; With Steve DeVore, Travis Nicholson...

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2025/10/28

Slam The Gavel welcomes Steve DeVore, Travis Nicholson and Terri Parker to the podcast. They came on to discuss a young man sitting in jail, on taxpayer dollars for a false accusation made during divorce. The mayhem began in January of 2021 when Jamey DiDomenico, a loving DAD and devoted husband suddenly discovered incriminating text messages on an iPad that their four year-old had been using. The messages from an unknown man suggested an affair between Jamey'...

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79:26

Making The Best Of It; With Theo Chino

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2025/10/23

Slam the Gavel welcomes back Theo Chino to the podcast. Theo Chino was last on Season 5, Episodes 128, 143, 164, 187, 192, 204, 206, 217 and 252. We discussed why the general public is so concerned over a professional football player hurting their big toe than why taxpayers are unaware they are paying a new "tax." It is for the success of other peoples children/parents and their habits: participating in family court system. "Making the best of family court," ge...

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88:42

Questions asked, Answers Given On Parental...

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2025/10/16

Slam the Gavel welcomes back Carrie Haight to the podcast. Carrie was last on Season 5, Episodes 185, 221 and 266. Today we addressed parents' questions regarding Coercive Control, Parental Alienation, Child Psychological Abuse in the DSM V, V995.51, and why Family Court favors the abusive parent. We covered other topics as well such as going "grey rock," reunification, toxic personalities within friends and family and how anyone going through the family court system can b...

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75:31

DRAGGED INTO FAMILY COURT WITH NO FAMILY; With Lee...

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2025/10/12

Slam the Gavel welcomes new guest, Lee Dobson from Canada. Lee has been suffering legal abuse in the Family Court system for the last three years. The catch is, that he has no ex wife, family and no children. All it took was one false accusation and an UNSIGNED Restraining Order to put him in a position of self representation. As an electrician Lee has lost jobs due to waiting for hearings to start, has suffered defamation of character and extortion. Non...

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65:11

Giselle Smiel Out On Bail; With Julie M. Anderson...

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2025/10/10

Slam The Gavel Podcast welcomes Julie M. Anderson Holburn to the podcast. Today we have updated the case on Giselle Smiel. On September 28th, 2025, Renata DeMello was on the podcast, Season 6, Episode 313, discussing the case of her childhood friend Giselle and how she was being held in L.A. County Jail on $500,000.00 bond. Giselle had been in the L.A. County Jail for the last three weeks and three days however in the beginning, she entered the San Diego jail September 5th...

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56:01

Courts Launder FAMILIES For Profit; With E. Claudette...

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2025/10/10

Slam the Gavel welcomes back grandmother, Claudette Collins. Claudette was last on the podcast Season 5, Episode 239. Claudette is retired from healthcare and is a former Sunday School teacher in British Columbia, Canada. Claudette has updated her story as in the past episode she had been falsely accused in Alberta Courts without evidence by her oldest adult daughter. Claudette has evidence, but the courts won't look at it and there has been cour...

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82:35

Effects Of Parental Alienation; With Attorney Brendan...

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2025/10/09

Slam The Gavel welcomes new guest, Attorney Brendan Burns from Chicago, IL. Attorney Burns has been an attorney for the last 23+ years. He is a licensed attorney in the State of Illinois, practicing in civil litigation, estate planning, family law, corporate law, residential real estate and mainly focused on the people that he has been honored to represent. Today we discussed the aspects of divorce and how his divorce has been going on year 15, followe...

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70:22

TWO DAYS TO JAIL; With Melissa Strawn

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2025/10/08

Slam the Gavel welcomes new guest, Melissa Strawn to the podcast. Melissa is a domestic violence victim who has had a Protection Order for YEARS, but now she is only TWO days away from going to JAIL. Her case is in King County WA. She has one of the most clear-cut cases of JUDICIAL FRAUD. The Seattle Superior Court Judge, Judge E. Rania Rampersad held her divorce trial without Melissa while she was in the hospital with pneumonia. Then the judge signed orders fraudulently s...

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99:29

Whose Fault Is It In No-Fault Divorce; With Jeff Morgan

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2025/10/05

Slam The Gavel welcomes back Jeff Morgan to the podcast. Jeff was last on October 3rd, 2022, Season 3, Episode 119. Today Jeff came on the podcast to talk about No-Fault Divorce. Jeff has two goals in his current legal battle in Texas: to SAVE his own marriage and DESTROY no-fault divorce in the state of Texas. When his wife of 11 years filed for No-Fault divorce in July of 2025 in Dallas County, Texas, Jeff responded with a 31 page motion that argues the law is unconstitu...

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76:01

The Neverending CPS Case; With Heidi Weber

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2025/10/02

Slam the Gavel welcomes back Heidi Weber to the podcast. Heidi was last on Season 1, Episode 17 and Season 2, Episode 119. Today she updated her case and talked about how her in her last case as a Pro Se Litigant was dismissed five weeks prior to trial in Federal Court. We also included how she will proceed in the future as she reopens the case. STG will follow this case very closely. To Reach Heidi Weber: nostopheidi@gmail.com Supportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetr...

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65:27

Giselle Smiel: INSTITUTIONAL BETRAYAL; With Renata...

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2025/09/28

Slam The Gavel welcomes Renata DeMello to the podcast. She is here to discuss her childhood friend's case. Giselle Smiel is a devoted mother, a woman of faith, and a survivor of severe domestic violence who is now facing six felony charges, not because of any criminal act, but for protecting her children in the midst of a high-conflict custody battle. With no criminal record, Giselle has been the sole caregiver to her children for the past five years, consistently prioriti...

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58:34

The A La Carte Divorce: With Edie Basista

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2025/09/21

Slam The Gavel Podcast welcomes Edyta (Edie) Hanna Basista. Edie is a civil rights advocate, trauma survivor, and pro se federal plaintiff in Basista & Palacios v. Batch, et al., a landmark constitutional lawsuit filed under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(3), and 1986, as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The case names 25 defen...

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45:45

Luzerne County PA And OCY Disgrace; With Cory Dunn

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2025/09/16

Slam The Gavel welcomes Cory Dunn to the podcast. Cory Dunn shared his story of his family's incredible journey navigating the systemic abuse in Luzerne County Pennsylvania. Cory mentioned that he was a victim and survivor of the Kids For Cash Scandal involving Judge Mark Ciavarella who was already NOTORIOUS among kids in Luzerne County. He also described how his lawyer was treated by Ciavarella and told to, "SHUT YOUR MOUTH!" Cory also discussed how fa...

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69:55

Hero Father And CPS; With Wes Acton

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2025/09/14

Slam The Gavel welcomes Wes Acton to the podcast. He is a 42 year old father of four amazing children. However, on December 19th, 2016, he had to turn his then wife in for physical child abuse, but he thought he was seeking help. What came next was the police arriving and CPS. Wes has no criminal record, not even a parking ticket. CPS removed the children from their home and placed them with the paternal grandparents. His wife served one year in prison. ...

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88:51

No Lawyer Can STOP This; With Michael Sobota

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2025/09/07

Slam The Gavel welcomes Michael Sobota, a father of five and a victim of the family courts. Michael Founded Pierce Hamilton and Stern in 1982 and also Founded Fair Construction and Outsourcing Inc. in 2005. FCO is a leader in the Multi Housing Debt Collection Industry and however, it's made "Michael" a target since before 2016. This is a sinister tale of a Corporate Takeover, masquerading as a "Broward Florida Divorce," FMCE21 008 21...

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44:18

CABARRUS, NC CORRUPTION EXPOSED; With Amy Palacios

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2025/09/05

Slam The Gavel welcomes back Amy Palacios to the podcast. Amy was last on the podcast Season 3, Episodes 146, 165 and 179; Season 4, Episodes 134, 145 and 150; Season 5, Episodes 22, 70, 73, 83, 186, 191, 281 and 294. The last time Amy was on we discussed her federal case. There are currently seven lawsuits pending in Cabarrus County. Apparently after the August 12th podcast, the judges retaliated, giving Amy an order extremely quickly as they normally take 6...

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50:55

Judicial Patterns Of Behavior In Dupage, IL; With...

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2025/09/04

Slam The Gavel welcomes Jackie Sample from DuPage, Illinois to the podcast. Jackie shared what judges have put her through in the state court as well as in the federal level. Jackie was repeatedly and unreasonably threatened with jail by Judge Orel after stating that her spouse filed false financial affidavits and for allowing a reporter to interview her. Judge Orel was forced to retire in December 2024, however still collects a pension. Judge Alvarado also threaten...

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