{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-46-1d","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 1D","heading":"Adoption of surname upon marriage","body":"Section 1D. Each party to a marriage may adopt any surname, including but not limited to the present or birth-given surname of either party, may retain or resume use of a present or birth-given surname, or may adopt any hyphenated combination thereof.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 46"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter46/Section1D","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:42Z","sha256":"1c06002ea020d2c683fcf25d60ed6b30a65161d274aacec1d6fbee42a349b7b4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-46-1c","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-46-1e"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}