Slam the Gavel

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The Elephant In The Room: False Allegations; With Steven Wade Jul 29, 2025

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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 then move on and talk about why contact is in the best interest of their child." Judges know people lie to them on a regular basis, some judges don't entertain them or they can order a fact-finding hearing/trial. Steven explained how long it can take to get into a hearing or trial.

The power dynamic of who pays for what and the Silver Bullet/false allegations and how things get worse when the criminal side of things into the mix. We also discussed the "Coercive Control Laws," which is a criminal offense in the UK but is also actually 'feeling based.' Not a podcast to be missed.

To Reach Steven Wade: familylawassistance.co.uk and TikTok: @familylawsteven

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Change In Family Court Is Progressing; With PA State Representative, Jamie Flick Jul 25, 2025

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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 family courts to provide anyone named in a custody petition with a written copy of the new factors when decisions are made which add clarity and transparency to the process, creating a better future for children.

This amendment was unanimously approved by the House requires the court to give everyone a copy of the new factors within 30 days of modifications being made. This clarification helps parents to participate more fairly in the process. Once this amendment was added to this legislation, it took a little more than 30 days for the Senate to unanimously pass the bill and Governor Shapiro to sign it.

We discussed the shady Domestic Relations Units, the NECESSITY of CAMERAS in the COURTROOMS and the amount of false accusations Pennsylvania State Police see every year. 80% are false accusations. Not a podcast to be missed.

To reach PA State Representative Jamie Flick: repflick.com

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The Damage Counselors Can Do To Families; With Marineka Bowman Jul 22, 2025

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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 daughter's counseling. The therapist has said that child cannot bond with mother, is afraid of her, though the counselor has never reached out to Marineka (mother). Also this counselor has cancelled many appointments in April and also picked up and went to work for another agency. Bear in mind, that the therapist has ties to Attorney Laura Brooks.

The first counselor at Turning Corners who handled her daughter's counseling, had experience in Drug and Alcohol counseling, however no background in handling children with PTSD or Child Psychological Abuse.

The third party parasite, Guardian Ad Litem, Patricia Weir communicates with the father. Apparently the father has many connections in this case. Collusion abound, Judge Natalie Haskins should have recused herself long ago......

This is a silent pain that people take for granted when there are no contact orders and personality disorders are running the courtroom, until it happens to you. Parents and their children are suffering and the judge doesn't care and leaves up decisions to inept therapists/counselors.

To Reach Marineka Bowman; dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com

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Family Court Judge Recuses In Idaho; With Attorney Bethany Niman and Sarah Jul 12, 2025

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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 recuse the judge, and without submitting the document, he suddenly recused himself.

Awaiting a new judge to be assigned, Attorney Niman and her client Sarah await another hearing date as Sarah hasn't seen her children in over four months. Sarah discussed the current living situation of her ex and his paramour and the effects on the children, especially on July 4th, 2025.

We also discussed the efforts or Robert Garza and his 12 Solutions That Will Solve 90% of the Problems You Are Having in Family Court (found on Facebook). Updates to follow.

To reach Attorney Niman: Niman@starlawid.com or 208-223-1618

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Proving The Pattern At The Federal Level; With Amy Palacios Jul 10, 2025

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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 on six times in the last five years. Also Attorney White consistently lies, stating that he has not been served paperwork, despite several witnesses looking on in the courthouse.

Actively filing a Federal Lawsuit based on the dual hearings that Amy can't be in two places at the same time, her case has merit and she will continue to defend herself. Two of her children "aged out," and she does have custody of the younger two children. Amy states, "No weapon formed against us will prosper..."

Extortion of the County: https://recorder.google.com/d429d183-e30f-4023-b14a-f071dafe0a70

To Reach Amy Palacios: dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com

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SENSITIVE MATERIAL: It's Child Psychological Abuse; With Kenneth Gottfried Jul 07, 2025

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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 family court corruption."

We discussed the usage of the term PA and that it is truly, and should be called, Child Psychological Abuse. We also discussed the pitfalls of Kayden's law and what a "shared persecutory delusion" is and a "false factitious belief..." Custodial Interference and Child Psychological abuse go hand in hand and should be taken seriously by law enforcement and Kenneth offered suggestions on how this can be done.
To Reach Ken Gottfried or get his books: childabusivejudges.com

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Losing Moments And Milestones And The Solutions; With James Schoch Jul 05, 2025

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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 Independence," and how well written and on point it was in discussion of this national and global crisis.

Jim recommends to parents, after having 10 lawyers in NY State, 12 lawyers across 3 states and 8 judges in Florida, Pennsylvania and NY combined is, "that the only way to win is not to play the game. Who gets hurt? The child who doesn't get to see both parents."

To Reach Jim Schoch mule1991@yahoo.com

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The System Is 100% Of The Problem; With Dave Weigel Jul 03, 2025

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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 suffering 12 years of legal and Narcissist abuse in the family courts, he decided to take his analysis of what he calls the most blatant Government Sponsored Racketeering system to the Court of Public Opinion.

For the last 2 years, he's been highlighting to an ever-growing audience the play by play of what he calls this Business Model of Financial Fraud. With a slew of other victims found from around the country, his newest initiative is to unite all victims nationwide into a single voice demanding change by calculating the industry data collected directly from the victims themselves, over this blockchain type Public Ledger on Facebook. This is what he calls the method of Intelligent Transparency.

Hoping his Wall Street experience in data mining and financial analysis can finally bring the needed transparency of this system to affect real change, Dave is welcoming all victims. Dave Weigel wants victims to register at Family Court Fraud Warrior Project on Facebook. This is a group committed to revealing the, "worst of the worst," culprits in this system, while at the same time holding up the heroes out there speaking truth to power.

To Reach Dave Weigel: Family Court Fraud Warrior Project on Facebook

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The Fight To Keep His Family Together; With Kai Tristan Rivera Jun 29, 2025

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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 important update on his journey, using his voice and platforms to expose Family Court corruption and defend the bonds that should never be broken. Kai‘s mission is simple but powerful: to protect his little brother’s, stand for the truth and inspire others around him to stand up for what is right.

Kai discussed what walking into the family court had felt like and sitting next to his abuser. He had also discussed what happened in court recently and how there was a one-sided interview with CPS. He did say that the Hearing Moderator was listening to him, however not changing anything while his little brothers are being turned against Kai and his whole family. In the past going before Judge Sibum, he questions if she ever listened to his brothers at all and didn't interview him either.

Encouraging others to speak out as Kai wants others to speak out. Kai states, "This is happening to kids everywhere. The court should be protecting kids, and it's not. Share your stories, sign petitions, follow me and demand accountability. Talk about family court corruption and its players. We can't let abuse be hidden anymore."

To Reach Kai Tristan Rivera: TikTok: @ezk.monkey.brothers, Instagram: @monkeybrothersezk, Facebook: Monkeys Brothers

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Retaliation On ADA Advocate; With Marc Fishman Jun 25, 2025

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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.

To Reach Marc Fishman: newrochellepoliceabuse.com

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