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2 articles found for Family in Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Muslims in Jordan use Sharia Courts under the Jordanian Personal Status Law; most Christians use their own Ecclesiastical Courts for marriage, divorce, and custody when both spouses are of the...
In Jordan, the mother usually gets physical custody (hadhana), while the father usually keeps legal guardianship (wilaya) over the children after divorce. The typical "age of transfer" is 15 (lunar)...