Do Office of the Public Guardian clients have input into the decision-making process?
The Office of the Public Guardian strives to ensure that its clients participate as fully as possible in all major decisions that affect them. The role of the guardian is to determine what the incapacitated person would want if he or she were capable of making decisions on their own, and then to try and carry out the client’s wishes. Why do we need the Office of the Public Guardian? Too often people don’t plan for future disabilities. Individuals in their 40s, 50s and beyond who are planning for retirement also need to prepare for a time when they may not be able to make their wishes known on key personal issues involving their health, housing and finances. Those who don’t and are deemed by a court to be incapacitated and without responsible and appropriate family or friends may become Office of Public Guardian clients in the future. Every New Jersey resident is strongly encouraged to complete an advance directive for health care, a durable power of attorney for financial issues and he
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