Hutchinson

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Hutchinson has sole custody of the parties' minor child. In 2005, the trial court entered an order requiring Ajiduah to pay monthly child support of $1,548, based on self-employment income of $99,000 per year. At that time, Ajiduah owed $24,551.44 in back child support. In 2006, Hutchinson and the child relocated to Texas. Ajiduah has had no contact with the child since they moved. By March 2011, Ajiduah was approximately $80,000 behind in child support payments. He filed an order to show cause (OSC) to modify child custody, visitation and child support based on a change in circumstances. Ajiduah claimed he was starting a new job with a monthly income of $4,506. Hutchinson and the Ventura County Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) responded to the OSC, but those documents are not included in the record on appeal. The record also does not include any of the earlier child custody, support and attorney's fees orders. At the evidentiary hearing, the DCSS attorney advised the trial court that monthly guideline support is $710 based on Ajiduah's current actual income. Hutchinson declared she has no income, and the trial court…