{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-36-32a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 36, § 32A","heading":"Identification of husbands and wives in documents and communications","body":"Section 32A. 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 I","Title VI","Chapter 36"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVI/Chapter36/Section32A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:27Z","sha256":"97ee491f18a2fc3459bd845ea96571b91fd7ed89897283babb2654ae4603d910","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-36-32","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-36-33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}