--- title: Divorce Involving Children or Spouses with Disabilities or Special Educational Needs description: Tamsin Caine is joined by Nicola Bright on our latest vlog episode - they dive into the complexities of divorce involving special needs and disabilities. --- [0161 706 1072](tel:01617061072) [![logo-colour](https://smartdivorce.co.uk/hubfs/brand-logos/logo-colour.svg "logo-colour")](https://smartdivorce.co.uk/) [![logo-white](https://smartdivorce.co.uk/hubfs/brand-logos/logo-white.svg "logo-white")](https://smartdivorce.co.uk/) - [About you](https://smartdivorce.co.uk/about-you) - [About us](https://smartdivorce.co.uk/about-us) - [What we do](https://smartdivorce.co.uk/what-we-do) - [FAQs](https://smartdivorce.co.uk/faqs) - [Blog](https://smartdivorce.co.uk/blog) - [Contact](https://smartdivorce.co.uk/contact) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Divorce Involving Children or Spouses with Disabilities or Special Educational Needs Vlog SEND 1 minute read by Tamsin Caine Tamsin Caine is joined by Nichola Bright on our latest podcast episode - they dive into the complexities of divorce ![Nichola-Bright](https://smartdivorce.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Nichola-Bright.png?width=139&height=182&name=Nichola-Bright.png)involving special needs and disabilities. They discuss child and financial arrangements in these challenging circumstances.   --- --- Nichola Bright Nichola has been practising family law since 2008 and has worked at highly regarded practices in Cheshire and Lancashire. Nichola joined Myerson in 2012 and is now a Partner at the firm. Nichola advises on a wide range of family matters, including divorce and high net-worth financial settlements, separation, co-habitation, pre-nuptial agreements, complex disputes regarding children, fertility law and surrogacy law. Nichola is a committed member of Resolution and has achieved specialist accreditation in complex financial remedies and private children law. Nichola has been named within the Legal 500 as a ‘Rising Star’ for several years. She has been described as ‘always very well prepared’ and has ‘good attention to detail whilst not losing sight of the bigger picture. She gives robust advice but always maintains good relationships with her clients.' 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