What Is the Father's Right to Visit His Children After Divorce in Jordan?

After divorce, a father in Jordan has an established right to see his children in custody, set out in Article 181 of the Personal Status Law, which gives both father and mother the right to gather, see, host, and accompany the child, and gives a parent who cannot easily visit the right to keep in touch through modern means of communication.

Article 182 entrusts the Sharia Court with organizing and modifying the time and place of visitation, overnight stays, and accompaniment according to the child's interest and the parties' circumstances, so the default is that this right is regular and continuing. If the custodian refuses, without excuse, to enable the father's visitation, Article 183 addresses this by temporarily forfeiting custody on application.

The father's right of visitation lapses only by a reasoned judicial ruling, in exceptional cases where harm to the child's safety is established. Otherwise the default is the continuation of the bond between father and children as part of their interest.

Organizing the details of visitation remains within the court's competence according to the child's age and the family's circumstances, with modification possible whenever circumstances change.

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