5' 4 (1.63 m) Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Karen Carpenter moved with her family to Downey, California, in 1963. Karen's older brother, Richard Carpenter, decided to put together an instrumental trio with him on the piano, Karen on the drums and their friend Wes Jacobs on the bass and tuba.
A court may award visitation rights if visitation would be in the child's best interest. A court may award a grandparent the same visitation rights as a parent without custody if the grandparent's child is deceased and the grandparent has provided child support to the grandchild.
1 You can ask the judge for child support or custody and visitation orders as part of a case that establishes the childâs parentage. 2  If a person does not admit that he or she is the parent, the court may order the alleged father, mother, and child to submit to genetic testing.or that, parentage must be established legally. 1  Establishing parentage is necessary before custody, visitation, or child support will be ordered by a court. 2  If a person does not admit that he or she is the parent, the court may order the alleged father, mother, and child to submit to genetic testing.