After marriage what legal steps should a couple take?
A. After marriage every couple is advised to make a will bequeathing their estate in order to avoid ambiguity or disputes relating to their property in the unlikely event of untimely death. One may also review their nominations under insurance policies, society or club memberships, provident fund, shares and other securities. Intestate succession (i.e. succession in case of deceased leaving no will), to the estate of a Hindu is governed by the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 and allied laws. While intestate succession to the estate of persons of other faiths is governed by the Indian Succession Act, 1925.
