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.
How a Third Party Should Obtain Custody of a Child. The courts will also consider third party child custody, such as making a family friend the child's legal guardian. This is concerned when a custodial parent dies, and any of the following circumstances are present: There are no closer relatives requesting child support.