Can the Father Prevent the Mother From Seeing the Child in Jordan?

A father cannot prevent the mother from seeing her child under Jordanian law; the right of visitation is guaranteed to both parents. Article 181 of the Personal Status Law provides that both father and mother have the right to gather, see, host, and accompany the child, and a parent who cannot easily visit has the right to keep in touch through modern means — so the right belongs to the mother even if custody is with another.

Article 182 entrusts the Sharia Court with organizing and modifying the time and place of visitation according to interest, so visitation is a regulated right not left to one party's will. If whoever has the child refuses, without excuse, to enable the mother's visitation, Article 183 addresses this on application.

Arbitrarily preventing the mother from seeing her child therefore has no basis, and the mother may ask the court to organize or enforce visitation; neither parent is denied visitation except by a reasoned judicial ruling where harm to the child is established.

Assessing the organization of visitation and any justification to restrict it remains within the Sharia Court's competence on the facts of each case.

This is a general explanation based on Jordanian Personal Status Law and does not replace advice from a qualified lawyer in a specific dispute.