A calmer way to share what was left.
When someone dies, the people who loved them are left with the house, the drawers, the boxes in the attic. Partage exists to help a family divide those things without losing each other along the way.
Why we built it
Dividing a parent's belongings is often the hardest part of settling an estate. It isn't really about money. It's the piano everyone learned on, the recipe box in someone's handwriting, the watch that was always on his wrist. Grief, memory and fairness all arrive at once, often among people who haven't lived under one roof in years.
We built Partage because we went through this ourselves, in our own families.
Our grandparents belonged to a generation that kept things: the good china, the boxes of slides, the furniture that came from their own parents. When they died, their belongings were shared among three children in each family, and between five and ten grandchildren. Everyone did everything right. Nobody fell out. Everyone was patient and kind.
But it was chaos. Word documents went round by email, each a slightly different version. Photos arrived on WhatsApp with three or four items in each, numbered one way in one photo and another way in the next. Was the silver necklace number 12 or number 14? Who had said they'd like it, and was that before or after the list changed?
It worked out, because everyone was generous with each other. But it shouldn't take that much generosity just to keep track. And many of us will soon be doing the same for our own parents, often from different cities or countries, with a group chat as our only tool.
Handing the whole thing to a solicitor can feel cold and expensive for what is, at heart, a family conversation. We wanted something in between: one list everyone can see, each item with its own photo, and one place to say what you'd like, so the family's patience goes into the conversations that matter.
Why “Partage”?
Partage (say it par-TAHZH) is French for sharing. It also means dividing something among people, each receiving their part. Both meanings are what this is about: sharing out what someone left, and sharing the conversation that goes with it.
The promises behind Partage.
Overlaps are conversations, not conflicts
Two people wanting the same thing is normal. It usually means the thing mattered. Partage shows it as an overlap and gives you a thread to talk it over, rather than a winner and a loser.
Heirs never pay
Nobody should be asked for a card to take part in their own family's conversation. The executor pays once for the whole estate. Everyone they invite joins free and never sees a price.
Your family's things stay private
Only the people you invite can see your estate. No ads, no trackers, and we never sell your information. Photos sit in private storage and are shown only to members of the estate.
A kind ending
When you're done, you're done. What your family agreed stays readable for everyone in the estate, with nothing to renew. And if you'd rather it were deleted, we'll delete it.
What Partage is not
Partage is not a legal service, and what you agree in it isn't legally binding. It doesn't replace a will, a notary or a solicitor. It's where the family works out who would like what, so that any paperwork that follows starts from something everyone has already seen and agreed.
Where we are now
Partage is in early access. We're building it carefully, a piece at a time, and we read every message. If something is unclear or could be kinder, we'd like to hear it at hello@getpartage.com.
If you're not ready to start, our guides cover the practical side of dividing an estate, whether or not you use Partage.
Whenever you're ready.
Setting up an estate is free. You only pay when you invite your family.
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