Is Conservatorship What Is Needed?
Debilitating mental illnesses such as major depression, bipolar disorder and others often drive families to the attorney’s office. Why? Isn’t this more a medical than legal issue? ...
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Living With Dementia: Part 1
“Once-revered South Carolina lawmaker freezes to death.” The article was buried on the back page of my Sunday newspaper. Juanita Goggins at age 75 froze to death in her home....
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Living With Dementia: Part 2
Dementia is a general term for a group of brain disorders, of which Alzheimer’s is the most common type. Dementia involves mental decline severe enough to interfere with ...
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Pondering 'Medicare and You: 2010' and Beyond
Help navigating the health insurance guide called Medicare and You 2010. This article appeared in Monica’s regularly appearing Tennessee Bar Journal column, “Senior Moments. Click here to read full article.

Busting Myths about Veteran's Benefits and Medicaid
Beginning August 2009, Monica Franklin will write a quarterly column for the Tennessee Bar Journal. (www.tba.org) The column, "Senior Moments," will be written for Tennessee attorneys on various legal issues affecting older adults. The first article is "Busting Myths about VA and Medicaid Benefits... Click here to read full article.

Securing Mama's Home
In Tennessee, keeping property in the family is more complex than you might think.Click here to read full article.
This article was written by Monica Franklin, and included in the February 2006 issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal.

Deficit Reduction Act
How the Deficit Reduction Act Affects Medicaid Recipients. Click here to read full article.
On Feb. 8, President Bush signed the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA). This law contains several important changes to Medicaid rules, which may trap the unwary lawyer and client...