3B:12-43 Expenditures to be made by guardian out of ward's estate.
3B:12-43. Expenditures to be made by guardian out of ward's estate.
A guardian of the estate of a minor or incapacitated person may expend or distribute so much or all of the income or principal of his ward for the support, maintenance, education, general use and benefit of the ward and his dependents, in the manner, at the time or times and to the extent that the guardian, in an exercise of a reasonable discretion, deems suitable and proper, taking into account the requirements of the "Prudent Investor Act," P.L.1997, c.36 (C.3B:20-11.1 et seq.), with or without court order, with due regard to the duty and ability of any person to support or provide for the ward if the ward is a minor, and without due regard to the duty and ability of any person to support or provide for the ward if the ward is an incapacitated person, and with or without regard to any other funds, income or property which may be available for that purpose.
Amended 2005, c.304, s.30.
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