Answer
Based on official Jordanian legal texts
Yes. The foundational rule in Jordanian law is that the child belongs to the marital bed (al-walad lil-firash): a child born to a woman in a valid marriage is attributed to her husband directly, with no lawsuit, ruling, or separate acknowledgment needed.
What does firash mean?
Firash is the existence of a valid marriage between the man and the woman at the time of conception. When a child is born during a subsisting marriage — or within the legally recognized period after it ends (by divorce or death) such that conception from the husband is possible — the child is attributed to him automatically. The birth must be possible from that marriage within the prescribed minimum and maximum pregnancy durations.
Why is this rule so strong?
Because it protects both the child and the family: it removes doubt about the lineage of children born within marriage and prevents belated attempts to question it. That is why a denial of paternity against the firash is heard only within the narrowest limits and under strict conditions — principally the li'an procedure before the judge, within tight time limits.
Where do problems arise in practice?
Usually not with registered marriages, but with:
- Undocumented (urfi) marriage: a marriage that meets its essential Sharia elements is valid, and lineage in principle follows it — but the lack of registration prevents official recording of the child, so the marriage must first be confirmed in court, after which lineage and registration follow.
- Dispute over the marriage's existence: if the man denies there was ever a marriage, the dispute shifts to proving the marriage by evidence.
In short: a valid, registered marriage establishes the newborn's lineage automatically; a valid but unregistered marriage preserves lineage in principle, yet needs a judicial route to bring it onto the official record.
This is a general answer based on available Jordanian legal sources and does not replace advice from a specialized lawyer in an actual dispute.