Closing the Gap: New Jersey’s New Guardianship Law Smooths the Path to Adulthood for Vulnerable Youth

NJ Law Journal publishes an article Abbey Horwitz authored on New Jersey’s new guardianship law. New Jersey recently enacted a new guardianship law designed to help vulnerable youth transition into adulthood more smoothly. Under the updated law, parents and other interested parties can now begin guardianship proceedings before a young person turns 18—closing a gap in existing statutes that previously forced families to wait until adulthood to seek legal protections.