California Franchise Tax Board. Unethical, thieving bastards. California

 So, being the short fuse, I wrote my complaint based on the known facts at that early time. The California franchise tax board was not at the heart of this debacle, but administering payment of a judgment, not against me, but my darling wife. See, she isn't as responsible in her spending as I, so in pursuit of fairness, we hold our own bank accounts and make our own budgets. After we each factor in our half of bills, the remainder is our own to do as we wish. Being as she got into debt, and with threat of garnishments, she voluntarily removed herself from our joint bank account(s). We thought.. When requesting her removal from our shared account, we assumed it was for both checking, and savings. It was also never stated the process was to be repeated for each account, not a one and done thing. So... with judgement's against herself only, they went after the one account still in her name. The one we had no idea she was still listed on. The one I stashed my own money into for savings. And for that, I'm out 1,450.01. Ain't love grand? Not her fault. Not the ftb. If anyone's mine I must figure. Shoulda been more observant in the details. For a healthy serving of humble pie, when I did contact the CA ftb, I was treated well. One representative in particular was quite pleasant to deal with, and especially helpful in looking into this mess. (Thanx, Joe.) In short, I take back the hostility I leveled at the CA ftb. Wasn't their doing.

If you honestly believe $2000 is steep, you should never have used a mover.  You probably should have considered selling your furniture and starting over in California.  The fuel for the truck to move your stuff to California alone costs more than $2000; add the labor in, and your move would really cost closer to $4,000 or more depending on how much stuff you have.  My guess is that you're likely to have to offer to pay more (a lot more) if you're going to see your furniture.  You should have simply rented a U-Haul and done the trip yourself if you really thought $2000 was too much.  If I had to guess, your stuff is still in Louisiana waiting for someone who needs to get to CA.

Moving is not inexpensive; there is nothing automated and no cheap way to move your items across the country.  Looking on the internet for a mover, which is how you found these guys (I mean there are movers in Louisiana - why look to Florida for a mover?) is the dumbest thing you can do because that's where all the rip off artists live.  Most rip off movers are also located in Florida....  Best of luck to you....