{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-217-22a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 217, § 22A","heading":"Identification of husbands and wives in documents and communications","body":"Section 22A. Whenever the register, in any communication, document or writing intended for use outside the registry, identifies a husband and wife, he shall use the name of both husband and wife and shall not use a legal phrase as a substitute for either name.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 217"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter217/Section22A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:44Z","sha256":"811460ecbe82fea1b7478f5086dacca3f6d865183e2192e4624d48ad35a17cf0","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-217-22","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-217-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}