Lori A. Bonnevier

Court-Appointed Evaluator and Custody Evaluation Coach Lori Bonnevier, MSW, LCSW, is a highly respected mental health expert and author of 'You Don't Have to Crush Your Ex: Hacks, Hints, and Hell No's to 'Win' Your Child Custody Evaluation.'
For over twenty years, she has practiced primarily as a child custody evaluator and regularly provides testimony as an expert witness. In these roles, she also serves as a therapist, mediator, parent coordinator, coach, and consultant. As an evaluator, Lori's mission is to provide a competent, thorough, and unbiased assessment of all family members with the goal of developing a comprehensive plan that allows children the opportunity to maintain safe, healthy, and ongoing relationships with both parents and other significant people following a change in the family system.
A licensed clinical social worker in the State of Oregon, Lori graduated from Portland State University in 2000 with a master's degree in social work and holds undergraduate degrees in the disciplines of psychology and human services and an associate's degree in child development. She has expanded her practice to include consulting, coaching, and speaking. Lori is now able to share her message of Child-Focused Choices with a larger audience, beyond her home base of Portland, Oregon.