diff --git a/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts b/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts
index a2fd1e9..062bc81 100644
--- a/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts
+++ b/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts
@@ -316,8 +316,16 @@ export function buildPleadingDoc(input: PleadingInput): Document {
 
   const bodyParagraphs: Paragraph[] = [];
   if (input.title) {
+    // Render title as one centered paragraph per manual line; underline only the last line.
     bodyParagraphs.push(emptyP());
-    bodyParagraphs.push(p(input.title.toUpperCase(), { bold: true, align: AlignmentType.CENTER }));
+    const segments = input.title.toUpperCase().split("\n");
+    const lastIdx = segments.length - 1;
+    segments.forEach((seg, i) => {
+      bodyParagraphs.push(new Paragraph({
+        alignment: AlignmentType.CENTER,
+        children: [run(seg, { bold: true, underline: i === lastIdx })],
+      }));
+    });
     bodyParagraphs.push(emptyP());
   }
   if (input.bodyHtml && input.bodyHtml.trim()) {