Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Maryland

Re: Minor children own land?

Minors cannot own real property in their own names. It can be owned in trust for their benefit, with the parents acting as trustees. For that matter, inheritance money cannot be directly inherited by minors--if there was a will, it should have provided that if the children were below a designated age, the property would be left to a trust, to be managed until they reached that age. The trust would be responsible for property taxes. Once the children reach the age of majority (18) or whatever age is designated in the will for termination of the trust, they would be entitled to take title to the property in their own names.