{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-12-45","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:12-45","heading":"Other factors to be considered by guardian of ward's estate in making expenditures.","body":"Other factors to be considered by guardian of ward's estate in making expenditures.\nIn making expenditures under N.J.S.3B:12-43, the guardian of the estate of a minor or incapacitated person shall expend or distribute sums reasonably necessary for the support, education, care or benefit of the ward with due regard to:\na.\tThe size of the ward's estate;\nb.\tThe probable duration of the guardianship and the likelihood that the ward, at some future time, may be fully able to manage his\naffairs and the estate which has been conserved for him; and\nc.\tThe accustomed standard of living of the ward and members of the ward's household.\nAmended 2005, c.304, s.32.","path":["TITLE 3B ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"9b3cb1559156d4a3e74d567ca09983b9e46d7eab02f55d7ad530059510d11eec","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-12-44","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-12-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}