NJ A4293

Amends N.J.S.3B:12-25 to allow courts to consider whether a potential guardian previously provided care in the best interest of the incapacitated person or their estate when granting letters of guardianship

Clarifies the priority order for guardianship: first to spouse or domestic partner living with the person at time of incapacitation, then to heirs or friends, then to the Office of the Public Guardian for elderly adults, then to any other proper person

Explicitly requires appointed guardians to perform duties in the best interest of the incapacitated person, whether serving as guardian of the person, estate, or both

Takes effect immediately upon enactment