My name is Jordan. I built Divvl because I needed it and it didn't exist.
When my mom passed, our family was left with what every family is left with — a house full of things that meant something to someone, and no good way to figure out who should have what. Thirteen siblings. A lifetime of belongings. And the kind of emotional weight that makes even simple decisions feel impossible.
We did our best. But the process was exactly as hard as you'd expect. Who speaks up and who stays quiet. Who lives close enough to take the furniture and who lives too far away. What something is worth to the family versus what it might sell for. These aren't logistics problems. They're people problems. And they deserved a better tool than a group text and a spreadsheet.
So I built one.
How Divvl works
The core idea is simple: everyone in the family says what they want — privately, before anyone else can see it. They rank items in order of preference. Their choices stay hidden until the administrator closes the round.
When the round closes, the allocation algorithm runs. If you were the only person who ranked the grandfather clock first, you get the grandfather clock. If nobody else wanted the bookshelf you listed second, it comes to you. Items flow to the people who want them most, without anyone having to fight for them out loud.
When two people both ranked the same item first — a real tie — Divvl flags it and gives the administrator the full context to make a fair call: who has a stronger connection to the piece, who received more in the last round, what they wrote in their notes. The decision gets made with real information, and it gets documented with a reason.
Across multiple rounds, Divvl tracks equity — who has received what, by estimated value. This doesn't override anyone's preferences, but it gives the administrator real context for close calls. Nobody walks away feeling like the process was rigged.
At the end, every family member confirms their results in writing. The entire process — every ranking, every assignment, every override, every acknowledgment — is captured in a timestamped PDF. If it ever needs to go to probate court or be referenced in a dispute years later, it's there.
What Divvl isn't
Divvl isn't a law firm, a mediator, or a replacement for professional estate counsel. It doesn't decide who gets what — that's the family's call. What it gives the family is a fair, documented process for making those decisions together, without the politics that normally come with them.
The administrator — usually the executor or the sibling closest to the process — has full visibility and full control. They can see the complete picture, override any allocation with a documented reason, manage exceptions, and handle items that need special treatment. The goal isn't to remove human judgment. It's to give it structure and accountability.
Where this is going
Divvl is an early product, actively developed. Every feature exists because a real family needed it.
If you have feedback at any point, we genuinely want it. Reach us at support@divvl.com.
If you're in the middle of it right now, we're sorry for your loss.
We hope this helps.