New Jersey Statutes Appendix - Former Title 3A Administration of Estates Decedents and Others 3A § 6-16.18

a. The guardian is to consider recommendations relating to the appropriate standard of support, education and benefit for the ward made by a parent or guardian of the person, if any. He may not be surcharged for sums paid to persons or organizations actually furnishing support, education or care to the ward pursuant to the recommendations of a parent or guardian of the person unless he knows that the parent or such guardian is deriving personal financial benefit therefrom, or unless the recommendations are clearly not in the best interests of the ward.

b. The guardian is to expend or distribute sums reasonably necessary for the support, education, care or benefit of the protected person with due regard to (1) the size of the estate, the probable duration of the guardianship and the likelihood that the ward, at some future time, may be fully able to manage his affairs and the estate which has been conserved for him; and (2) the accustomed standard of living of the ward and members of his household.

c. The guardian may expend funds of the estate for the support of persons legally dependent on the ward and others who are members of the ward's household who are unable to support themselves, and who are in need of support.

d. Funds expended under this subsection may be paid by the guardian to any person, including the ward, to reimburse for expenditures which the guardian might have made, or in advance for services to be rendered to the ward when it is reasonable to expect that they will be performed and where advance payments are customary or reasonably necessary under the circumstances.