What this service covers
- Spousal maintenance during marriage and after divorce
- Maintenance for children and those in custody
- Arrears of maintenance and claiming them
- Prompt and deferred dowry
- Assessment and adjustment of maintenance by circumstances
- Following up the enforcement of maintenance judgments
When to contact a lawyer
- When the obligated party stops paying maintenance
- When you need to file for maintenance or increase it
- When claiming maintenance arrears or the dowry
- When you need to enforce an issued maintenance judgment
How Dr. Nadia Asaad can help
Dr. Nadia Asaad is a personal-status and Sharia-law lawyer based in Amman, holding a PhD in Sharia jurisprudence and more than two decades of experience before the Jordanian Sharia courts. She can review the details of your case, represent you, and follow your legal procedures.
Related legal questions
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who is entitled to maintenance in Jordan?
- A wife is entitled to maintenance from her husband, and children are entitled to maintenance from the legally obligated party, as assessed by the judge according to circumstances.
- How is maintenance assessed?
- The judge assesses maintenance considering the obligated party’s means, the beneficiary’s needs and the standard of living; it may later be adjusted when circumstances change.
- Can arrears of maintenance be claimed?
- Yes. Maintenance arrears may be claimed within the period allowed by law, and are heard before the Sharia court.
This information is general and does not replace case-specific legal advice.