For legacy e-filing and paper forms the following are the actual rules:
A. Delete any titles, prefixes, suffixes or other descriptive information such as Mr., Mrs., Dr., Reverend, Partner, or Trustee. Do not delete suffixes which distinguish family members such as Jr., Sr., III or IV. Suffixes should be edited to follow the middle initial (e.g., Doe/John/L Jr).
B. Delete all punctuation (e.g., ‘JR.’ would be submitted as ‘JR’).
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