What can help you get the best result?

There are a number of tactics. Firstly ensure you read and consider your opponent's documents very carefully. Credit card statements are often extremely helpful to you. You are allowed to serve questionnaires based upon any witness statement or Form E you have received. Use these processes. They put pressure on the other party. Also ensure everything is taken into account - pensions, inheritance, overtime and bonuses, rental income etc. Everything needs to be taken into account. Try to avoid creating loans that do not actually need repaying (generally from a family member.) The Court has heard it all before and they will not be taken in by arrangements that sound contrived. Lastly avoid backbiting if possible, as again the Court tires of it. Concentrate on a fair division of the 'cake.'