Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Maryland

You can do it either way. It depends on the relationship between the parties. It would be best to have a Maryland real estate attorney to draw up the documents.

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If both are contributing to its purchase, each will be protected by having his/her name on the deed. Once they are married, they should re-deed the property to themselves as tenants by the entirety, which will provide some protection against creditors. This can be done at very low cost.