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.
Grandparents do have specific rights when it comes to their grandchildren, but those rights vary from state to state. In almost all cases, grandparents can battle over visitation with grandchildren if that is an issue.Gaining custody is much more difficult.randparents do have specific rights when it comes to their grandchildren, but those rights vary from state to state. In almost all cases, grandparents can battle over visitation with grandchildren if that is an issue.