McQuoid

Appellant David McQuoid (hereafter husband) appeals from a judgment of dissolution ending his marriage to Margo Jorgensen (hereafter wife) and from the order directing him to pay child support of $500 per month for each of their two minor children, $500 per month in spousal support, and $2,000 of wife’s attorney fees. We affirm the judgment and the order.

*1357 As outlined in the statement of decision the parties were married for 14 years and have 2 young daughters. In 1978 wife, who is a registered nurse, ceased working. Shortly before trial of the dissolution she was hired as a nurse in a probationary position at a net salary of about $2,000 a month.

Husband is a self-employed consultant in the computer industry. The compensation and expense declaration he filed with the court gave his annual salary for the previous year as $54,000. He also stated, however, that in the first six months of the present year he had averaged a gross monthly income of only $3,500 per month. At trial husband was unable to provide any documentary evidence of his income after 1981. He testified that during the last six months he had spent substantial time making repairs on real property owned…