"Otherwise" in Section 27 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 implies:

In section 27 a charge may be created "by the will of the deceased, by a decree of court, by agreement between the dependant and the owner of the estate or portion, or otherwise". "Otherwise" is residuary and covers any other lawful mode, not only customary or statutory ones; the dependant's need alone creates no charge.