Resources and Guardianship Services

New Jersey ABLE

New Jersey ABLE provides individuals with disabilities the opportunity to save without jeopardizing their benefits, such as SSI and Medicaid. 

Supplemental Security Income

Click here to access information about the SSI program, which provides monthly payments to adults and children with a disability or blindness and who have income and resources below specified amounts. 

Social Security Disability Insurance

Click here to access information about the SSDI program, which provides benefits to certain individuals with a disability if they have worked long enough and recent enough and paid Social Security taxes on their earnings. 

New Jersey Medicaid Programs

Click here to learn more about New Jersey’s Medicaid programs, which provide health insurance to parents, caretakers, and dependent children, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. In addition to covering medical services, being Medicaid eligible allows individuals to qualify for many other programs and services. 

Division of Developmental Disabilities

The Division of Development Disabilities funds services and supports for eligible individuals with developmental  disabilities. 

NAMI NJ

The National Association of Mental Illness of New Jersey is a statewide non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illnesses. 

Guardianship of the Person

Click here to access the guide on being the guardian of the person. This covers the decision making process, the best interest standard, visiting the incapacitated person, and the incapacitated person’s rights.  

Guardianship of the Estate

Guardianship Services: Click here to access the guide on being the guardian of the estate. This covers gathering and protecting assets of the incapacitated person, accounting for those assets, and making decisions.  

Guild to Guardianship Reporting Forms

Click here to access information about the SSDI program, which provides benefits to certain individuals with a disability if they have worked long enough and recent enough and paid Social Security taxes on their earnings. 

Court Appointed Guardian Tutorial

Guardianship Services: To access the New Jersey Courts video on the responsibilities of being a Guardian for an Adult Incapacitated Adult click here: