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 The parents or guardians admit the petition is true. 2  The parents or guardians donât disagree with the petition (called âsubmissionâ). 3  The parents or guardians dispute, or contest the petition. 4  Both sides give the Court evidence at a hearing.