Alberta Estate Transitions
A quiet, softly lit living room in an Edmonton-area family home

Serving Edmonton, Sherwood Park & Area

A steady hand through your family’s next chapter.

Estate transition management for families in Edmonton, Sherwood Park and surrounding communities, including estate clear-outs, senior downsizing, move coordination and executor support.

Managing a family home from another city? We’re your local hands on the ground.

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What We Actually Do

Project management — not junk removal.

A junk-removal company removes contents. A moving company moves them. Alberta Estate Transitions manages the entire household transition — what needs to be kept, distributed, professionally assessed, moved, donated or disposed of, who needs to be involved, and what needs to happen next.

  • One project manager — not a list of companies to chase
  • A written plan and schedule agreed before work begins
  • Professional coordination with qualified independent service providers as required
  • Significant items documented, with decisions recorded
  • Nothing of consequence leaves the home without a decision

What We Do

Estate Transition Management in Edmonton

One steady coordinator for the many decisions an Edmonton-area family faces when a home, a parent or an estate begins its next chapter.

Executor & Out-of-Town Family Support

Local hands and a local plan when you are managing a property from another city — assessment, contents planning, documentation, provider coordination and final handover.

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Estate Clear-Outs

A full household worked through room by room — family priorities identified, contents sorted and distributed, donations, recycling and disposal arranged, and the property prepared for handover or sale.

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Senior Downsizing

Deciding what moves and what does not, then organizing the sorting, packing, family distribution, donation and disposal so the person moving keeps the decisions and not the workload.

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Move Coordination

Planning, scheduling and supervising the move between homes, with independent moving companies coordinated around one plan and one point of contact.

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Signature Process

The Next Chapter Method

Five deliberate stages that turn a daunting transition into a sequence of clear, humane steps.

  1. I
    Listen

    A private conversation to understand the family, the home and the timeline.

  2. II
    Map

    A written plan naming every task, decision and provider required.

  3. III
    Sort

    Room by room — keep, distribute, assess, donate or responsibly release.

  4. IV
    Coordinate

    Movers, cleaners and specialists scheduled around one plan and one contact.

  5. V
    Transition

    The move, the listing preparation or the handover of a clear, clean property.

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Portrait of Jem Mathieson, owner of Alberta Estate Transitions

Owner-operated

Meet Jem

Alberta Estate Transitions is owner-operated by Jem Mathieson from Sherwood Park. The person you meet at the first walk-through is the person responsible for managing your project through to the end.

The business is insured, and the same calm, organized approach applies whether the client is a family, an executor or a referring professional.

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For Professionals

Working alongside your advisors.

Alberta Estate Transitions works alongside estate lawyers, realtors, financial and trust professionals, senior living and care professionals, and other advisors — handling the physical and logistical side of a property transition while they carry on with their own work.

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Where You’ll Find Us

Upcoming Events & Speaking

Community events, educational sessions and speaking engagements where Alberta Estate Transitions joins the conversation on planning ahead and navigating major transitions.

Past Events & Speaking

Poster for What's Next: Aging With Confidence — Thursday, October 15, 2026, 6:00–8:30 PM, Sherwood Heights Park, 50A Spruce Ave, Sherwood Park, AB

Community Event

What's Next: Aging With Confidence

Alberta Estate Transitions — Participant

An evening focused on education, connection and confidence as we navigate aging, independence, family responsibilities and future planning. Alberta Estate Transitions is participating as part of the conversation around planning ahead and making major life transitions easier to manage.

Date
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Time
6:00–8:30 PM
Location
Sherwood Heights Park50A Spruce AveSherwood Park, AB
Hosted by
Pamela Stevens Mortgage Solutions
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Resources

Recent guidance

Newsletter

The Estate Letter

Practical guidance for families navigating aging parents, downsizing, estate contents and everything that comes with a major life transition.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Client Experiences

What Clients Say

“My husband’s mother was from Scotland and ran a small antique business in Nova Scotia. After she passed, many of her belongings came with us to Alberta and were eventually stored in our basement for about 10 years. The clutter became overwhelming, and as we are now in our seventies, I worried about having to deal with everything on my own one day. Jem worked with my husband to sort through the items and decide what to keep, donate, and sell. It was a huge weight off my shoulders, and I highly recommend her services.”

— R.M.

“Jem is great to work with. I used her services to help declutter and organize my kitchen. She is able to be direct and kind at the same time and has so many practical suggestions. I would work with her again in a heartbeat.”

— J.R.

“When we moved our mom out of our family home of 50 years, Jem was an incredible support to our entire family. She helped us organize and sort through decades of belongings, but her role went far beyond organizing. She managed the logistics, coordinated the movers and junk removal, kept the process moving, and became the steady point of contact we needed.”

— M.H.

Trust & Community

Professional Memberships & Community Connections

Proud Member — WIBA Strathcona CountyProud Member
Proud Member — Professional Organizers in CanadaProud Member

Next Step

Tell us about your family's next chapter.

Every engagement begins with a private, no-obligation conversation. We listen first, then set out a clear plan in writing.

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Or reach us directly at hello@alberta-estate.com · (587) 222-4958