No,. your mistake, if it were a mistake, is no grounds for recovering money from the FTB.

All of this has been a scam. Block all further contact and NEVER, NEVER send money.

Unless you can determine that the fire was caused by negligence, there is nothing else to do. If caused by negligence you can sue, but it will be...

Assume it is a scam and nothing more.

If it's a real minor, you are potentially looking at huge problems. However, so many scams of "underage girls" exist on the internet. Immediately...

I am sure there are lawyers in the Bay Area with will accept a payment plan and you are smart to be candid in the beginning rather than "just run...

I am sure there are lawyers in the Bay Area with will accept a payment plan and you are smart to be candid in the beginning rather than "just run...

Your half-hearted question is really 1) a rhetorical question, and 2) calls for complete strangers (the volunteers on Avvo) to speculate about the...

You have no legal duty to be helpful, including no duty to return phone calls

The answer will either be found in your CC&Rs or your bylaws. Use of proxies in entirely normal.