Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall not appoint a guardian who is not domiciled in this State at the time of appointment, except where the guardian is named in a will or is a relative of the ward and in that case the same shall be discretionary with the court. The Probate Division of the Superior Court may remove a guardian who ceases to be domiciled in this State. (Amended 1967, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 20, 1968; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 118; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)