Answer
Based on official Jordanian legal texts
Yes. In many cases a marriage-confirmation request and a children's lineage request can be combined before the Sharia court, because the two are connected in cause and subject: the confirmed marriage is the foundation on which the children's lineage rests.
When combining helps
- When the marriage is urfi and unregistered and produced children who were never recorded.
- When the evidence is common to both requests: the marriage witnesses are usually also witnesses to the marital life and the births.
- To save time and fees and avoid winning one ruling and then waiting on a second case.
How the case proceeds in practice
A single statement of claim includes both requests: confirming the marriage contract (its date, place, witnesses, and dowry) and establishing the lineage of the children born of it (their names and birth dates). The court first verifies the marriage and its elements and conditions; if satisfied, it attaches the children's lineage to it, issues one ruling covering both matters, and — once final — the ruling is used at the Civil Status Department to register the marriage and the children.
When separate claims are preferable
A lawyer may prefer to split the requests in particular situations: a sharp dispute over one request but not the other; different opponents (for example, a lineage dispute against heirs after the father's death); or procedural reasons of jurisdiction or evidence.
The choice is ultimately tactical and fact-dependent, and admissibility is for the court to assess. Consulting a specialized lawyer before drafting the claim saves considerable time and complexity.
This is a general answer based on available Jordanian legal sources and does not replace advice from a specialized lawyer in an actual dispute.