Vivian L. Dowling v. James K. Dowling

James and Vivian Dowling were divorced in Anchorage on September 24, 1974. The divorce decree incorporated the parties property settlement and child custody agreement. The agreement provided that Vivian Dowling receive custody of the four minor children, and that James Dowling pay child support. In the event of the coming of age, marriage, death, or emancipation of a child, the child support payments would be reduced pro rata.