New Jersey § 52:27g-29

§ 52:27g-29.

a. If it is determined that the public guardian should be appointed for a proposed

ward, the court shall enter an order that makes findings of fact on the basis of clear,

unequivocal, and convincing evidence supporting each grant of authority to the public

guardian and that: (1) Establishes whether the public guardian has authority over the person, or the

property, or both person and property, of the ward; (2) Establishes whether, and to what extent, the authority over person or property

or both is partial; and (3) Sets the term of appointment. b. No grant of authority to the public guardian will be more than the least restrictive

alternative warranted under the facts, and the public guardian shall employ the form

of assistance that least interferes with the capacity of a ward to act in his own

behalf. c. There will be no liability by physicians for failure to obtain consent from a ward

or proposed ward of the public guardian in an emergency that threatens death or serious

bodily harm.