Looking for a starting point for a maintenance, custody, divorce or inheritance matter in Jordan? Identify the issue, the current stage and any existing proceeding or date first. This guide helps organise questions for Attorney Yasmin Abu Hadba's office in Amman; it does not determine a right or select a procedure for your individual circumstances.
Identify the help you need before choosing a procedure
Organise your initial enquiry around the issue: maintenance or a child-related matter, marriage or divorce, or inheritance. Explain whether you need an initial assessment, review of an existing proceeding or help understanding a decision you received. This is a consultation aid, not a binding court classification.
Read about the office's personal-status and Sharia-court service and how to prepare.
Maintenance, divorce, custody and inheritance: where to start
Maintenance and child-related matters
Explain who is requesting support, for whom, and whether there is an existing judgment, agreement or enforcement file. Organise any available family records, spending information and earlier decisions. These are consultation prompts, not a mandatory court checklist. Read the guide to spousal or child-support claims in Jordan for a focused discussion.
Divorce or khulʿ and civil-record updates
Tell the office whether the issue concerns an unresolved dispute or a decision already issued. Seeking an end to a marriage, registering an event and enforcing a financial entitlement are different questions to raise. The guide to registering a divorce or khulʿ judgment addresses the civil-registration aspect; it does not select the appropriate claim for your circumstances.
Custody and visitation
Identify the child's age, existing decisions and whether you are asking about a new request or an existing arrangement. Keep children's names and document images off public pages. The requested remedy, competent authority and procedure require a review of the file; an article title cannot predict a custody decision.
An inheritance certificate and subsequent questions
Explain whether you need an initial certificate, correction of an existing record or advice about an estate after a certificate has been issued. See the inheritance-certificate documents and application guide. These links help narrow the subject; they do not mean that every procedure suits every family.
What should I prepare for a consultation?
A short chronology and the outcome you want to discuss.
Available documents relevant to the issue, including any existing decision, notice or proceeding.
Your urgent question and any dates stated in the papers; do not calculate a deadline from this guide.
This is not a mandatory filing checklist and does not ask you to collect unrelated records. Agree on an appropriate channel before sending sensitive documents; do not post family details in a public comment.
Where can I check inheritance-certificate application guidance?
The Supreme Judge Department publishes a specific inheritance-certificate service card (Arabic). Check its current application guidance directly. The existence of an electronic service does not resolve a dispute between heirs or establish the correct procedure for every estate. A service-time estimate is not a promise about completion of your matter.
Practical questions before contacting the office
How is a wife's maintenance assessed? Is there one fixed amount?
Article 64 of Personal Status Law No. 15 of 2019 (Arabic) links assessment of a wife's maintenance to the husband's financial circumstances and addresses adjustment when those circumstances change. This does not calculate your entitlement or predict a judgment date. Do not automatically apply this provision to every maintenance category; the facts, applicable provisions and amendments need review.
Do I need a new proceeding or follow-up on an existing one?
Tell the office about existing papers and proceedings through the agreed channel. This guide does not choose a procedure instead of reviewing your file.
Does contacting the office mean representation has been accepted?
No. Scope, instructions and fees are discussed separately. Read the Attorney Yasmin Abu Hadba profile to learn about the office.
Official resources and the limits of this guide
The Supreme Judge Department's legislation index (Arabic) and service directory (Arabic) help locate relevant materials. These indexes are not proof of every legal proposition and do not replace checking the applicable text, amendments and facts.
This is general consultation-preparation information, not a personal legal review or an outcome guarantee.
