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B.L., a stay-at-home
mother, was left to
single parent when the
father of her children
died unexpectedly and
violently in the family
home. Unfortunately,
he died with an unpaid
utility bill in his name. The
utility company, without
authorization, transferred
the bill to B.L.’s name and
refused her service until
the bill was paid. Iowa
Legal Aid advocated on
her behalf and succeeded
in convincing the utility
that its own regulations
prohibited the transfer
from the decedent to B.L.,
who was never married
to her children’s father.
Eventually, the bill was
put back in the decedent’s
name to be paid by the
estate, and B.L. was able to
set up new housing with
utilities for her family.
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