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 have full authority over grandchild. Parents can regain custody if they can prove that the situation that caused them to lose custody has changed and that living with parents is best for the child.Parent consents to grandparents having long-term legal custody. Parent's rights have been terminated.ot considered legal custody. Grandparent has no legal right to make important decisions for the child. With durable power of attorney from the parent, grandparent's custody is strengthened. Power of attorney can be taken away at any time by the parent who granted it.