Practice question · True or false
A minor cannot hold property in their own name until reaching the age of majority.
Hints
- Separate the ability to hold from the ability to manage.
- A minor lacks only the second of the two.
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False
Why
Minors have full legal capacity: they can own, inherit, and receive gifts from birth. What they lack is capacity to act: managing or disposing requires their representatives.
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