After Your Alabama Divorce — A Complete Post-Divorce Checklist

Your Alabama divorce decree is signed. The court has officially dissolved your marriage and adopted the terms of your Marital Settlement Agreement. As far as the legal system is concerned, the matter is closed. But there’s still real work to do — and most of it has nothing to do with the courts. Your old life had financial accounts, beneficiary designations, insurance policies, an estate plan, and dozens of other documents that named your spouse as the person who would inherit, decide, or be notified. Those documents don’t update themselves when the divorce is final. You have to update them, one by one, and the sooner the better.

This page is a comprehensive post-divorce checklist for Alabama residents. It walks through every category of document, account, and obligation that typically needs attention after a divorce — including the items most people forget about until something goes wrong. Some items are urgent (your beneficiary designations, your powers of attorney, your will). Others can be handled over the course of the next year (name changes with various agencies, voter registration, passport updates). The Harris Firm has guided Alabamians through their post-divorce transitions since 2007, and many of our former divorce clients become long-term clients for their estate planning, property deeds, and other family-law matters as their lives continue to change.

If you’ve been searching for what to do after a divorce in Alabama, an Alabama post-divorce checklist, or specific guidance on items like how to update your will after divorce, how to change a beneficiary after divorce, how to handle a name change after divorce, recording a quit-claim deed, or finalizing a QDRO, this page covers all of it. If your divorce isn’t final yet and you ended up here by mistake, you might want our parent uncontested divorce page or our step-by-step process walkthrough instead.

First 30 Days

Your divorce decree is the official court document that proves the marriage has been dissolved. You’ll need it for an extraordinary number of purposes over the next year — and a regular printout from your email isn’t always enough. Banks, mortgage companies, the Social Security Administration, the DMV, life insurance companies, retirement plan administrators, and employers often require certified copies — physical copies bearing the circuit court seal. The Harris Firm provides every uncontested divorce client with a PDF copy of the signed decree as soon as it’s entered, but certified copies have to be obtained from the circuit clerk where the case was filed.

How to Get Certified Copies

• Contact the circuit clerk’s office in the county where your divorce was filed.
• Request the number of certified copies you need. Most clients order three to five — one for the SSA name change file (if applicable), one for your most important account, one for your records, and one or two extras.
• The fee is typically $5 to $10 per certified copy, depending on the county.
• Some counties accept requests by mail; some require in-person pickup. The clerk’s office can tell you what’s required.

First 30 Days

Your existing will probably names your now-ex-spouse as the primary beneficiary, the executor (the person who handles your estate), and possibly the guardian of your minor children. None of that automatically updates when the divorce is final. While Alabama law revokes some divorce-related provisions in a will (specifically, provisions in favor of a former spouse are generally treated as if the former spouse predeceased the testator), the safer practice — and the only practice we recommend — is to formally revoke the old will and execute a new one that reflects your post-divorce circumstances. Relying on the statutory revocation rule alone leaves too much to chance, particularly if your old will named your ex-spouse’s parents or siblings as backup beneficiaries.

What Typically Needs to Change

• Primary and contingent beneficiaries — who inherits your assets when you die
• Executor (personal representative) — who is in charge of administering your estate
• Guardian of minor children — if you have minor children and you die before they reach age 19, your will is the document that nominates the guardian. The other biological parent has the first claim, but a clear will helps in any dispute or in the event both parents die.
• Trustee — if your will creates trusts for minor children or other beneficiaries, the trustee is the person who manages those trust assets. Your ex-spouse should typically be replaced.
• Specific bequests — particular items you leave to specific people. If you left an asset to your ex-spouse’s family member or anyone connected to the marriage, decide whether that bequest still makes sense.

How The Harris Firm Handles Will Updates

The phone consultation for estate planning is free at The Harris Firm — you can speak with one of our Alabama estate planning attorneys by phone at no cost to discuss what needs to change. In-person consultations are $100. The actual cost of preparing a new will depends on complexity (a simple update is straightforward; a will with trusts or complex bequests takes more time), and we quote it based on what you need.

For more on what changes after a divorce, see our companion resource: Updating Your Will Post-Divorce in Alabama. If your situation involves significant assets or you’re now considering trust planning for the first time, see our Alabama Trusts page. If you have minor children and need to coordinate the guardian nomination, see our Guardianships and Conservatorships in Alabama page.

First 30 Days

Many people don’t realize that beneficiary designations override what’s in your will. If your 401(k) plan documents say your ex-spouse is the beneficiary, your ex-spouse will receive the proceeds when you die — even if your will says everything goes to your children, your siblings, or anyone else. Beneficiary designations are independent legal contracts between you and the financial institution, and they control regardless of your testamentary documents.

This is the single most overlooked item on every post-divorce checklist, and it’s the one with the highest stakes. Even a relatively modest 401(k) or life insurance policy can be a six-figure asset that goes to the wrong person because nobody updated the beneficiary form.

Accounts That Have Beneficiary Designations

• Life insurance policies — both employer-sponsored and individually purchased
• Retirement accounts — 401(k), 403(b), 457, IRA, Roth IRA, pension plans, profit-sharing plans
• Annuities
• Payable-on-death (POD) accounts at banks — checking, savings, CDs
• Transfer-on-death (TOD) accounts — brokerage and investment accounts
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• 529 college savings accounts (the successor account owner designation)

How to Update Each One

Each financial institution has its own form. Most allow online updates through your account portal; some require a paper form returned to a specific address. The process is usually straightforward once you’ve found the right form. Set aside an afternoon and work through each account systematically. Make a list of every account you have so you don’t miss anything.

If You Want Your Ex-Spouse to Remain a Beneficiary

This actually happens. Sometimes the ex-spouse is the parent of your minor children and you want them to receive the assets to use for the children. Sometimes there are other reasons. If you genuinely want to keep your ex-spouse as a beneficiary on a particular account, that’s allowed — but you generally need to re-execute the beneficiary designation after the divorce is final. A pre-divorce designation in favor of a now-ex-spouse may be partially revoked by Alabama law; a new, post-divorce designation is unambiguous. Document your intent clearly.

First 30 Days

Your existing financial power of attorney and healthcare directive most likely name your now-ex-spouse as the agent — the person authorized to make decisions on your behalf if you’re incapacitated. These documents do not automatically revoke when the divorce is final. If you become incapacitated tomorrow, your ex-spouse may have the legal authority to make medical decisions for you, access your bank accounts, sign documents on your behalf, and decide whether you receive life-sustaining treatment. That’s almost certainly not what you want.

Three Documents to Address

• Durable Financial Power of Attorney — authorizes someone to make financial decisions on your behalf if you’re incapacitated. Should name a new agent (often an adult child, sibling, parent, or trusted friend) and a backup.
• Healthcare Power of Attorney — authorizes someone to make medical decisions on your behalf if you can’t communicate. Same deal — new primary agent and backup.
• Advance Directive / Living Will — spells out your wishes about life-sustaining treatment in end-of-life situations. The substance of your wishes may not change after divorce, but the document often references your spouse and should be updated regardless.

The Harris Firm prepares these documents as part of our standard Alabama estate planning service. They are typically prepared at the same time as the will update so you have a complete, coordinated set of post-divorce estate planning documents. The phone consultation for this is free.

First 60-90 Days

If your divorce involved real property — a house, land, a vacation property — the divorce decree typically awards the property to one spouse but the actual deed records still show both spouses on title. Your divorce decree itself does not change the deed. You need to take affirmative steps to clear the other spouse from the title.

Quit-Claim Deed

The standard mechanism is a quit-claim deed from the spouse who is giving up the property to the spouse who is keeping it. The quit-claim deed is signed, notarized, and recorded with the county probate office. Once recorded, the title is clear of the other spouse’s interest, which makes it possible to refinance, sell, or otherwise deal with the property without your ex-spouse’s involvement.

The Harris Firm handles quit-claim deeds for divorce clients on a flat fee of $750. We prepare the deed, coordinate the signing and notarization, and record it with the county probate office where the property is located. Most divorce clients have us prepare the quit-claim deed at the same time as the divorce. If you didn’t, it’s not too late — we can do it as a separate engagement now. Read more about quit-claim deeds in Alabama →

Mortgage and Refinance

If the spouse keeping the property had the mortgage in joint names, the mortgage is still in joint names even after the quit-claim deed is recorded. The deed only addresses ownership; it does not affect the loan. The spouse who gave up ownership is still legally obligated on the mortgage, and a default would still hit their credit. The two options to address this:

• Refinance into a single name — the keeping spouse refinances the mortgage into their name only. Most common solution.
• Mortgage assumption — some loans allow one spouse to assume the loan in their name only without a full refinance. Eligibility varies by loan type.

If you’re the spouse who gave up the property, follow up at 6 and 12 months to confirm the mortgage has been refinanced. Until it has, your credit is on the line for someone else’s housing payment.

Property Tax and Insurance

Update the homeowner’s insurance policy to remove the spouse who no longer lives there. Update property tax records with the county to reflect the new sole owner. Update the address with mortgage servicer if either spouse moved.

First 90 Days

If your Marital Settlement Agreement divides a retirement account — a 401(k), a pension, a 403(b), or similar — the divorce decree alone is not enough to actually move the money. Federal law requires a special court order called a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO), which is then submitted to the plan administrator, which then divides the account according to the QDRO’s terms. Without a QDRO, the plan administrator will not release any funds, no matter what your divorce decree says.

The QDRO is a separate document, prepared after the divorce is final, and it requires technical drafting that is specific to each plan’s rules. Most retirement plans have their own QDRO model order or set of requirements; the QDRO has to comply with both federal law and the plan’s specific procedures. It’s a specialized practice area and getting it wrong (a QDRO rejected by the plan, language that doesn’t match the agreement, etc.) can cost real money.

The Harris Firm prepares QDROs for clients whose divorces we handled and for clients whose divorces were handled elsewhere. The fee is quoted separately based on the plan complexity and number of accounts involved. The QDRO does not delay the divorce itself — only the retirement payout. Read more about QDROs →

First 60-90 Days

Joint Bank Accounts

Close any joint checking, savings, money market, or CD accounts that aren’t covered by your settlement. If both spouses still need access while final transactions clear, agree on a closure date and stick to it. Each spouse opens their own individual accounts going forward.

Joint Credit Cards

Joint credit cards are different from joint bank accounts. A “joint” credit card with both spouses as primary cardholders is rare; what’s more common is one spouse as the primary holder and the other as an authorized user. The authorized user can be removed by the primary cardholder; the primary cardholder cannot be removed without closing the account. If a joint credit card with both spouses as primary cardholders exists, it generally has to be paid off and closed.

Run a credit report on yourself within 30 days of your divorce to confirm what accounts are in your name, jointly held, or where you are an authorized user. Free credit reports are available at annualcreditreport.com.

Direct Deposits and Auto-Pays

Update direct deposit instructions with your employer if your paycheck was going into a joint account. Update auto-pay instructions for utilities, subscriptions, and insurance premiums to draw from your individual account.

Safe Deposit Boxes

If you and your spouse shared a safe deposit box, divide the contents and close the joint box, or remove your ex-spouse’s access. Open a new sole-name box if you need ongoing safe-storage.

First 60-90 Days

Health Insurance

If you were on your ex-spouse’s employer-sponsored health insurance plan, the divorce is a “qualifying life event” under federal law that removes you from the plan as of a specific date. You have several options:

• COBRA continuation — you can typically continue the same coverage for up to 36 months at full premium cost (which is usually significantly higher than what was deducted from your ex-spouse’s paycheck). Time-limited; you must elect within 60 days.
• Your own employer’s plan — if you have an employer who offers coverage, the divorce is a qualifying event that lets you enroll outside open enrollment.
• Healthcare.gov / Alabama marketplace plan — the divorce is a qualifying event that opens a special enrollment period for marketplace coverage.
• Medicaid — if your post-divorce income qualifies.

Don’t let your coverage lapse, even briefly. A gap in coverage can lead to denied claims, ineligibility for certain conditions, and potential tax penalties depending on the year and your situation.

Auto and Home Insurance

Remove your ex-spouse from your auto policy if you had a joint policy and you’re keeping the vehicles. The same applies to homeowner’s insurance and renter’s insurance. Get new sole-name quotes — rates often change when removing a spouse, sometimes up, sometimes down depending on driving records.

Life Insurance

This was covered in the beneficiary designation section above, but it’s worth repeating: the most important life insurance update is the beneficiary, not the policyholder. If your ex-spouse owned the policy on your life and you’re now obligated to maintain coverage for child support purposes (a common settlement provision), make sure the policy is still active and the children are the beneficiaries.

First 90-120 Days, then ongoing

Filing Status

Your tax filing status changes based on your status as of December 31 of the tax year. If you were divorced any time before December 31, you file as single (or, if you have a qualifying child living with you more than half the year, head of household) for that entire tax year — not just for the portion after the divorce. Update your W-4 with your employer to reflect the new filing status so withholding is correct going forward.

Dependent Tax Claim

If you have minor children and your Marital Settlement Agreement specifies which parent claims the children in which year, follow it. If the non-custodial parent is going to claim a child for a particular tax year, the custodial parent must sign IRS Form 8332 releasing the claim for that year. Keep a copy of the signed Form 8332 with your tax records. More on dependent tax claims after divorce →

Alimony

For divorces finalized after December 31, 2018, alimony is no longer tax-deductible by the paying spouse and no longer taxable income to the receiving spouse — a major change from pre-2019 law under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. If your divorce was finalized before 2019, the old rules may continue to apply. Confirm with a tax professional how alimony is handled on your specific return.

Capital Gains on Sale of the Marital Home

If the marital home is sold (either at the time of divorce or later), the IRS Section 121 exclusion lets a single seller exclude up to $250,000 of capital gain ($500,000 for married filing jointly). Timing of the sale relative to the divorce matters, and special rules apply when one spouse buys out the other. Talk to a tax pro before closing the sale.

Retirement Account Distributions

A QDRO division of a retirement account is generally not a taxable event when the funds are transferred to the receiving spouse’s qualified plan or IRA. Distributions from the receiving spouse’s account thereafter follow normal tax rules. Withdrawals from a 401(k) under a QDRO are not subject to the 10% early-withdrawal penalty even if the receiving spouse is under 59½, but income tax still applies on cash distributions.

Within 12 Months

If your divorce decree restored your maiden name (or any other prior name), the decree itself is the legal authority for the name change — you don’t need a separate name change petition for this purpose. However, the decree alone does not update your identification documents or accounts. You have to take that step yourself with each agency and institution.

Order Matters: Update SSA First

Update your name with the Social Security Administration first — everything else generally requires the new SSA record before they’ll accept the change. Bring a certified copy of your divorce decree and your current Social Security card to a local SSA office, or apply by mail. There is no fee.

Then Update These (in roughly this order):

• Driver’s license / state ID — Alabama Department of Motor Vehicles
• Passport — U.S. Department of State (if recently issued under your married name, fee may be reduced or waived)
• Voter registration — Alabama Secretary of State, online or by mail
• Vehicle title and registration — Alabama Department of Revenue
• Bank and credit card accounts
• Employer / HR records (including 401(k) and benefit accounts)
• Insurance policies — health, auto, home, life
• Mortgage and loan accounts
• Professional licenses — if applicable to your work
• Medical providers — primary care, specialists, pharmacy
• Children’s school and daycare records — emergency contact, parent name on file
• Online accounts — email, social media, subscription services

If you want to change your name to something other than what was specified in the divorce decree (or you didn’t elect a name change at the time of divorce and now want one), you’ll need a separate name change petition filed in probate court. That’s a separate engagement and is generally a straightforward, low-cost matter.

First 30-90 Days

If you have minor children, the post-divorce checklist gets longer. Some items are practical (school records); some are protective (emergency contacts); a few are critical (the first child support payment).

Update School and Childcare Records

• Emergency contact list at school, daycare, after-school programs, and summer camps
• Authorized pickup list — who is allowed to pick up the child from school or daycare
• Address on file — if you’ve moved
• Custodial parent designation — some schools and programs ask which parent is the custodial parent for legal correspondence purposes
• Health insurance information — provide updated insurance card if children’s coverage source has changed

Update Medical and Dental Records

• Update consent forms for routine medical and dental care — most pediatric offices require a consent on file from each parent if both have legal custody
• Update health insurance card information at every provider
• Confirm whether the Settlement Agreement requires advance notice to the other parent for non-emergency procedures

First Child Support Payment Timing

If you are the receiving parent under an Income Withholding Order, expect the first payment to take 4 to 8 weeks from the date the IWO is sent to the paying parent’s employer. The employer needs time to process the IWO, set up the deduction, and send the first payment through the Alabama Child Support Payment Center, which then forwards it to you. If the first payment is significantly late, contact us — sometimes employers delay implementing IWOs and a follow-up letter from counsel resolves it.

If you are the paying parent and your support is on direct pay rather than IWO, set up automatic monthly transfers on a fixed date so you don’t have to remember each month. Late payments cause far more problems — including potential contempt actions — than the savings of paying late are worth.

If Custody or Support Needs to Change Later

Life changes after divorce. Income changes, relocations happen, the children’s needs evolve. Custody and child support orders can be modified by court order when there is a “material change in circumstances.” Modifications are their own separate proceedings; they are not part of the original divorce engagement. The Harris Firm handles family law modifications across all four offices — child support modifications, custody modifications, and general divorce modifications. Phone consultations for modifications are $100 paid family law consults.

Within 12 Months

• Beneficiary on your HSA and FSA — often missed because these accounts are smaller
• Emergency contacts in your phone — the iPhone “Medical ID” and Android equivalent
• Online password manager / family vault access — remove ex-spouse access
• Streaming and subscription services — figure out who keeps which
• Pet ownership — if applicable, update pet insurance, microchip registry, vet records
• Frequent flyer / loyalty programs — update beneficiary on points (if applicable) and emergency contact
• Funeral and burial preferences — if you previously expressed a preference to be buried with or near your spouse, update that. Document new preferences in your estate plan.
• Religious documents — if applicable, follow up on annulment proceedings or other religious recognition of the divorce per your faith tradition
• Notify professional contacts — if your spouse worked with you or shared professional contacts, you may want to clarify the change in status with key clients or partners
• Update your address with the IRS, your accountant, the post office, magazine subscriptions, and anyone else who sends you mail

What should I do first after my Alabama divorce is final?

The most urgent post-divorce items are: (1) get certified copies of your divorce decree from the circuit clerk, typically three to five copies at $5-10 each; (2) update beneficiary designations on every account that has one, including life insurance, retirement accounts, payable-on-death bank accounts, and transfer-on-death investment accounts; (3) update your will, financial power of attorney, healthcare power of attorney, and advance directive to remove your ex-spouse and name new agents; and (4) close or separate joint bank accounts and credit cards. These first-30-day steps protect you from the most serious post-divorce mistakes — an outdated beneficiary on a 401(k) sending six figures to your ex-spouse, an outdated power of attorney giving them medical decision-making authority, or your ex-spouse running up debt on a joint credit card. Other items (name change, voter registration, insurance updates) can be handled over the following months.

Do I need to update my will after a divorce in Alabama?

Yes — you should formally execute a new will after every divorce. While Alabama law generally treats provisions in a will in favor of a former spouse as if the former spouse predeceased the testator (meaning those provisions are effectively revoked), this statutory revocation has limits and is no substitute for a properly executed new will. Among other things, your old will probably names your ex-spouse as the executor of your estate, the trustee for any trusts created in the will, and possibly the guardian of your minor children — and it may include backup beneficiaries (your ex-spouse’s parents, siblings, etc.) who would still inherit under the statutory revocation rule. Executing a new will after divorce gives you certainty and lets you make affirmative decisions about who fills each role going forward. The Harris Firm’s phone consultation for estate planning matters is free.

How do I change my name back to my maiden name after an Alabama divorce?

If your divorce decree restored your maiden name (or any other prior name), the decree itself is the legal authority for the name change — you don’t need a separate name change petition for this purpose. To update your identification documents and accounts, start with the Social Security Administration: bring a certified copy of your divorce decree and your current Social Security card to a local SSA office, or apply by mail. There is no fee. Once your SSA record is updated, work through your driver’s license/state ID at the Alabama DMV, your passport, voter registration, vehicle title and registration, banks and credit cards, employer/HR records, insurance policies, and so on. The full process typically takes 4 to 8 weeks for the high-priority documents and up to 6 months to fully update everything. If you didn’t request a name change at the time of divorce and want one now, you’ll need a separate name change petition filed in probate court.

What happens to my ex-spouse’s beneficiary designation if I forget to update it?

It depends on the type of account and federal law. Alabama law generally revokes beneficiary designations in favor of a former spouse on certain accounts — meaning the asset would go to the contingent beneficiary or to your estate as if the ex-spouse had predeceased you. However, this state law is preempted by federal law for ERISA-governed plans, which include most employer-sponsored 401(k)s, 403(b)s, pensions, and group life insurance plans. For ERISA-governed accounts, the named beneficiary controls regardless of state revocation law — meaning if your ex-spouse is the named beneficiary on your 401(k), they will inherit it when you die unless you formally update the beneficiary form with the plan administrator. Don’t rely on state law for any retirement account; update each beneficiary directly with the plan administrator after the divorce is final.

How do I get a certified copy of my Alabama divorce decree?

Contact the circuit clerk’s office in the county where your divorce was filed and request the number of certified copies you need. Most clients order three to five — one for the SSA name change file (if applicable), one for your most important account, one for your records, and one or two extras. The fee is typically $5 to $10 per certified copy depending on the county. Some counties accept requests by mail; others require in-person pickup. Alabama circuit clerks generally maintain divorce records indefinitely, so you can order additional copies in the future if needed. If your divorce was handled by The Harris Firm, you also already have a PDF copy of the signed decree, but PDF copies are not always accepted in lieu of certified copies for major life events like Social Security name changes or buying a home.

Do I need to update my property deed after my Alabama divorce?

If your divorce involved real property and one spouse is keeping it, yes — the divorce decree alone does not change the recorded deed. You need a quit-claim deed signed by the spouse who is giving up the property, recorded with the county probate office, to clear that spouse’s interest from the title. Without a recorded quit-claim deed, both spouses will continue to appear on the title even though the divorce decree awarded the property to one of them. This becomes a problem when the keeping spouse tries to refinance, sell, or borrow against the property. The Harris Firm handles quit-claim deeds for $750 flat fee. Most divorce clients have us prepare the quit-claim deed at the same time as the divorce; if you didn’t, it’s not too late to handle it as a separate engagement.

When do I need a QDRO and how does it work?

You need a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) any time your Marital Settlement Agreement divides an employer-sponsored retirement account — a 401(k), 403(b), 457 plan, traditional pension, or similar. The QDRO is a separate court order, prepared after the divorce is final, that the plan administrator uses to actually divide the account. Without a QDRO, the plan administrator will not release any funds, no matter what your divorce decree says. The QDRO process typically takes 60 to 180 days from submission to final approval and division. Don’t wait too long to start — if your ex-spouse retires, dies, or starts drawing on the account before the QDRO is approved, the division can become complicated. The Harris Firm prepares QDROs for clients whose divorces we handled and for clients whose divorces were handled elsewhere; the fee is quoted separately based on plan complexity.

How long do I have to make all these post-divorce changes?

Most post-divorce changes have no formal deadline, but practical reality creates urgent timing on certain items. Beneficiary designations, powers of attorney, and your will should be updated within the first 30 days — while they’re outdated, your ex-spouse retains legal authority you almost certainly don’t want them to have, and an unexpected death or incapacity during this window can cost your family significantly. COBRA election deadlines are 60 days from the qualifying event, so health insurance decisions need to be made within that window. Quit-claim deeds and QDROs should be handled within 90 days to avoid complications. Name changes, voter registration, and other personal updates can be handled over the following 6 to 12 months as convenient. The Harris Firm offers free phone consultations for post-divorce estate planning questions to help clients prioritize.

The Harris Firm handles every category of post-divorce work covered on this page — will updates, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, beneficiary designation guidance, quit-claim deeds, QDROs, name change petitions, and child support and custody modifications. The phone consultation for estate planning is free — including post-divorce will updates, power of attorney updates, and beneficiary planning — so you can talk to one of our attorneys at no cost to figure out what you need before committing to anything. In-person consultations for estate planning are $100. Family law modifications (child support, custody, divorce modification) are paid consultations of $100 by phone or in person.

Or call us directly at (205) 201-1789  |  Email stevenharris@theharrisfirmllc.com

Related resources: Uncontested Divorce in Alabama  ·  How an Uncontested Divorce Works  ·  Updating Your Will Post-Divorce  ·  Quit-Claim Deeds in Divorce  ·  Qualified Domestic Relations Orders  ·  Alabama Estate Planning Attorneys  ·  Name Changes in Alabama

Last reviewed and updated by Attorney Steven A. Harris — April 2026