When a household must be shared among several people, the hardest part is rarely the value of things — it is deciding who receives them. Equitable Division gives every beneficiary an equal voice, a fair share, and a clear record of how each decision was made.
Each participant joins from their own home. The Administrator books a session, the family catalogs and values the property together, and items are distributed through fair, transparent bidding against each person's equal share.
Add every item to be divided — the house, the vehicles, the china cabinet, the coin collection — organized into groups: Real Property, Vehicles, and Personal Property, with custom groups when needed. Enter items by hand, or import an Excel or CSV file. Each item carries up to ten photographs, so distant family members can see exactly what is being discussed.
Value here is not market truth — it is a number everyone accepts. Upload professional appraisals, request an AI-assisted valuation report from the site as a neutral third party, or use Comparative Valuation, where each participant estimates every item and the results are averaged until the family agrees. For boxes of dishes and everyday silverware, the “Dollar Store” option values the small things at a dollar apiece and lets you move on.
Once the inventory is valued, the total is divided among the participants — equally by default, or by any allocation the family has agreed to. If the estate totals $100,000 across four heirs, each begins with a $25,000 share to spend. No one can take more than their portion; no one receives less.
On the booked date, everyone connects at once. The Administrator opens each property in turn; participants bid from their share in real time, with a running conversation alongside — just like sitting around the dining-room table, but calmer. Want the truck more than the china? Bid more of your share for it. Every bid, withdrawal, and award is recorded.
When the last item is awarded, the site produces a complete written record: who received what, at what value, with the full bid history — a document the whole family can keep, and one that answers questions before they become disagreements.
No. Each participant joins from their own home or office through a private link sent by the Administrator. Bids, awards, and conversation are synchronized live for everyone.
A $100 reservation books the site for your chosen date and covers the Administrator, plus $10 for each additional bidding participant and $5 per observer. The reservation is refundable, less a $10 cancellation fee. See the pricing page for details.
No. Values on the site are working numbers the family agrees to use for division. You may upload professional appraisals obtained at your own expense, or request an optional AI-assisted valuation report ($165) — an informal, non-binding estimate provided by the site as a neutral third party.
In a Strict Division, items are distributed at their assigned values — you may claim any items you can pay for with your share. In a Bidding Division, the value is a starting point: participants may bid above it, trading their interest in some items to secure the ones they care about most.
The Administrator may permit underbidding at later stages so every item can be allocated, or allow participants to supplement their share from personal funds — an arrangement the site records but leaves the family to settle privately.
Yes. Observers — a family attorney, an executor, an in-law keeping the peace — can follow the proceedings live without participating in bids or chat.