diff --git a/docassemble/AssemblyLine/al_general.py b/docassemble/AssemblyLine/al_general.py
index 7fe1e4d8..404574e6 100644
--- a/docassemble/AssemblyLine/al_general.py
+++ b/docassemble/AssemblyLine/al_general.py
@@ -2558,7 +2558,11 @@ def address_block(
         show_impounded=False,
     ) -> str:
         """
-        Generate a formatted address block for mailings.
+        Generate a mailing block containing the full name followed by the address.
+
+        Uses Word line breaks in DOCX output and Docassemble line-break markers
+        elsewhere. Address confidentiality and formatting are delegated to the
+        address object. Use ``person.address.block()`` for an address without a name.
 
         Args:
             language (Optional): The language in which the address is written.
@@ -2583,49 +2587,18 @@ def address_block(
         {{ users[0].address_block() }}
         ```
         """
+        name = self.name_full()
+        options = dict(
+            language=language,
+            international=international,
+            show_country=show_country,
+        )
+        if isinstance(self.address, ALAddress):
+            options.update(bare=bare, show_impounded=show_impounded)
+        address = self.address.block(**options)
         if docassemble.base.functions.this_thread.evaluation_context == "docx":
-            if isinstance(self.address, ALAddress):
-                return self.address.block(
-                    language=language,
-                    international=international,
-                    show_country=show_country,
-                    bare=bare,
-                    show_impounded=show_impounded,
-                )
-            else:
-                # bare parameter is ignored for plain Address objects
-                return self.address.block(
-                    language=language,
-                    international=international,
-                    show_country=show_country,
-                )
-        else:
-            if isinstance(self.address, ALAddress):
-                return (
-                    "[FLUSHLEFT] " + self.name_full()
-                    if isinstance(self, ALIndividual)
-                    else self.name.full(middle="full")
-                    + " [NEWLINE] "
-                    + self.address.block(
-                        language=language,
-                        international=international,
-                        show_country=show_country,
-                        bare=bare,
-                        show_impounded=show_impounded,
-                    )
-                )
-            else:
-                return (
-                    "[FLUSHLEFT] " + self.name_full()
-                    if isinstance(self, ALIndividual)
-                    else self.name.full(middle="full")
-                    + " [NEWLINE] "
-                    + self.address.block(
-                        language=language,
-                        international=international,
-                        show_country=show_country,
-                    )
-                )
+            return name + '</w:t><w:br/><w:t xml:space="preserve">' + address
+        return "[FLUSHLEFT] " + name + " [NEWLINE] " + address
 
     def pronoun(self, **kwargs) -> str:
         """
diff --git a/docassemble/AssemblyLine/test_al_general.py b/docassemble/AssemblyLine/test_al_general.py
index dc53103c..2aa1059d 100644
--- a/docassemble/AssemblyLine/test_al_general.py
+++ b/docassemble/AssemblyLine/test_al_general.py
@@ -1108,3 +1108,51 @@ def test_hides_section_with_no_visible_subsections(self):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
+
+
+class TestNameAndAddressBlock(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_both_rendering_contexts_and_confidentiality(self):
+        import docassemble.base.functions
+
+        person = ALIndividual("person")
+        person.name.first = "Alex"
+        person.name.middle = ""
+        person.name.last = "Rivera"
+        person.name.suffix = ""
+        person.address.address = "123 Main Street"
+        person.address.unit = ""
+        person.address.city = "Boston"
+        person.address.state = "MA"
+        person.address.zip = "02108"
+        person.address.country = "US"
+        for context, separator in [("docx", "<w:br/>"), ("pdf", "[NEWLINE]")]:
+            with self.subTest(context=context), patch.object(
+                docassemble.base.functions.this_thread, "evaluation_context", context
+            ):
+                result = person.address_block()
+                self.assertIn("Alex Rivera", result)
+                self.assertIn("123 Main Street", result)
+                self.assertIn(separator, result)
+                self.assertNotIn("Alex Rivera", person.address.block())
+                person.address.impounded = True
+                person.address.impounded_output_label = "Confidential"
+                self.assertIn("Confidential", person.address_block())
+                self.assertNotIn("123 Main Street", person.address_block())
+                self.assertIn(
+                    "123 Main Street", person.address_block(show_impounded=True)
+                )
+                person.address.impounded = False
+
+    def test_plain_address_does_not_receive_al_options(self):
+        from docassemble.base.util import Address
+
+        person = ALIndividual("person")
+        person.name_full = Mock(return_value="Alex Rivera")
+        person.address = Address("plain_address")
+        person.address.block = Mock(return_value="123 Main Street")
+        self.assertIn(
+            "Alex Rivera", person.address_block(bare=True, show_impounded=True)
+        )
+        person.address.block.assert_called_once_with(
+            language=None, international=False, show_country=False
+        )