Village Hall for the Village of Rye Brook is at 938 King Street, Rye Brook, NY 10573, on the Village’s official site. Rye Brook is a village in the Town of Rye. It is not the Village of Port Chester, and it is not the City of Rye.
Port Chester, Rye Brook, and the Rye Neck section of the Village of Mamaroneck are the communities the Town’s official executive page names as making up the Town. A Rye Brook resident therefore lives in the Village and in the Town at the same time. That overlap does not create two divorce courts, and it does not send a matrimonial case to Town Court.
Local tickets are a different matter. The Village’s official FAQ states that traffic and parking tickets are returnable to the Rye Town Court, 350 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY 10573. The Town’s official court page places the Justice Court at that address and describes jurisdiction in Port Chester, Rye Brook, the Rye Neck section of Mamaroneck, and Westchester County Airport. Town Court cannot grant a divorce, an annulment, or a judgment of separation.
Only Supreme Court can grant the divorce. It sits at the Richard J. Daronco Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, White Plains, NY 10601.
A conversation with Gregory Salant, a partner at Harold, Salant, Strassfield & Rotbard, LLP, can cover a Rye Brook divorce or a related family issue. Appointments take place at the firm’s only office, 81 Main Street, Suite 205, in White Plains, the city where Westchester County divorce cases are heard. The firm has no office in Rye Brook.
No Rye Brook stop on the MTA line maps
The MTA’s New Haven Line station list includes Port Chester. It does not list a station named Rye Brook. White Plains is served by the Harlem Line. A railroad timetable does not determine the court that hears the divorce.
School districts serving Rye Brook
Official Town materials name Blind Brook, Port Chester, Rye Neck, and a small portion of Harrison among the districts in the Town. Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District’s official visitor page places its central administrative offices at 390 North Ridge Street, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District lists a district office at 113 Bowman Avenue, Port Chester, NY 10573. Confirm the district that serves a particular Village home by address. An office location in the Village, or a line on a district map, does not decide custody.
If children are involved, the divorce action is usually where custody, parenting time, and child support are decided. The court looks to the child’s best interests. Present enrollment can be a relevant fact. It is not a rule that the child stay in one district, and it is not a rule of equal time. See the child custody and parenting time page.
Houses and other property under § 236(B)
New York classifies property and distributes what is marital under Domestic Relations Law § 236(B). The statute calls for equitable distribution. It does not adopt community property, and it does not require that each spouse receive an identical share.
A home in Rye Brook may be a central asset in that analysis, together with retirement savings and other accounts. A King Street address, or a location near the village hall, does not complete the classification. Separate property is generally not divided. It can lose that status if commingled. An increase in the value of separate property is marital to the extent it is due to the other spouse's contributions or efforts. Larger estates are taken up on the high-net-worth divorce page.
How the case is opened
Filing in Supreme Court, and service of the papers, opens the case. The papers are a summons with notice, or a summons and verified complaint — not a petition for dissolution. They are not filed at 938 King Street or at 350 North Main Street.
People often use the no-fault ground in Domestic Relations Law § 170(7). One spouse states under oath that the relationship has been irretrievably broken for at least six months. Economic terms and any parenting terms still have to be resolved or decided and placed in the judgment before the court enters it. Section 170 lists additional grounds.
Residence can also be an issue. Domestic Relations Law § 230 addresses that question. The facts of each spouse’s residence have to be examined. More on the statewide framework is on the Westchester divorce and White Plains divorce pages.
Agreement, or a trial later
When a complete agreement is already in hand, the spouses can often ask to proceed uncontested. Getting the issues resolved first is often more efficient. That efficiency is not a promise about cost. Unresolved issues may be tried.
Family Court cannot end the marriage
A support petition, a custody petition, or a family-offense petition may belong in Family Court. A request for a judgment of divorce does not. The county’s current Family Court addresses are 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, White Plains; 131 Warburton Avenue, 3rd floor, Yonkers; and 26 Garden Street, 3rd floor, New Rochelle. Which location hears a particular matter depends on the case. The Supreme Court divorce often takes up connected issues.
Setting a time to talk
Use the contact page or call (914) 683-2500 to arrange a time with Gregory Salant. Save detailed or confidential facts for that conversation. Contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Helpful documents, if you have them, include a tax return, a deed or closing statement, existing orders, and questions about which school district serves the home.
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Gregory Salant, Partner, Harold, Salant, Strassfield & Rotbard, LLP
81 Main Street, Suite 205, White Plains, NY 10601
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Frequently asked questions
Are traffic tickets and a divorce filed at the same court on North Main Street?
No. The Village’s official FAQ states that traffic and parking tickets are returnable to Town Court at 350 North Main Street in Port Chester. That court cannot grant a divorce. The divorce is filed in Supreme Court, at the Daronco Courthouse in White Plains.
Is a Rye Brook resident also a resident of the Town of Rye?
Yes. A person who lives in the Village of Rye Brook also lives in the Town of Rye. The two layers of local government do not create two divorce courts.
Is there a Rye Brook Metro-North station that changes the filing court?
No. The MTA lists a Port Chester station on the New Haven Line and does not list a station named Rye Brook. White Plains is served by the Harlem Line. A station name does not select the court.
Does Blind Brook School District, whose offices are in the Village, control custody?
No. Confirm the district by address. Blind Brook’s official visitor page lists offices at 390 North Ridge Street. Other districts also appear in the Town’s official list. Best interests govern; a district office location does not require that a child remain in that district or that time be divided equally.
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