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ymd0630
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What is the name of your state? Texas
My electricity was cut off today because of a charge added to the account that I was not aware of. This charge came from my husbands ex-wifes account. They have been divorced for 16 years and she currently moved and did not pay her bill. Since my husband's name was on the account the electric company added that amount to our bill. I had not yet followed up on this new amount that I just noticed was on my most recent bill and therefore the service was terminated. I immediately called to find out what was going on and was told this was from the ex-wifes account. I explained the situation to no avail and had to pay $500 to get the service turned by on ($196 her bill, $235 for deposit and $98 for reconnect fee).
Question: If the utility company will not work with me on this (getting my money back) what recourse do I have?
The ex-wife probably will not pay us back for this.
Thank you.
My electricity was cut off today because of a charge added to the account that I was not aware of. This charge came from my husbands ex-wifes account. They have been divorced for 16 years and she currently moved and did not pay her bill. Since my husband's name was on the account the electric company added that amount to our bill. I had not yet followed up on this new amount that I just noticed was on my most recent bill and therefore the service was terminated. I immediately called to find out what was going on and was told this was from the ex-wifes account. I explained the situation to no avail and had to pay $500 to get the service turned by on ($196 her bill, $235 for deposit and $98 for reconnect fee).
Question: If the utility company will not work with me on this (getting my money back) what recourse do I have?
The ex-wife probably will not pay us back for this.
Thank you.
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