Short Answer:

A person can appoint an agent to take care of his, or her, business by creating a Power of
Attorney in someone that they trust.  

This agent can be an adult child of the principal, a friend or some other trusted person.
Philip McCarthy
Attorney at Law
A Power of Attorney allows you to name
some trusted person to take care of your
business when you cannot.
What Happens if the Trustor Is Unable to Take Care of His or Her
Own Personal Business While He or She is Still Living
Long Answer:

A person (The Principal) can appoint a person (The Agent) to take care of his, or her, business
if he, or she, is unable to do so by creating a Power of Attorney in someone that they trust.  
This agent can be an adult child of the principal, a friend or some other trusted person.

The agent that is appointed has all the legal authority to act for the principal that the principal
would have if he, or she, could act for himself or herself.
For a more detailed analysis of
How Your Power of Attorney
Will Work
contact me.
For a more detailed analysis of
How Your Power of Attorney
Will Work
contact me.