Untying the knot Untying the knot A booming economy, job security and material wealth doesnt necessarily translate in marital bliss. Divorce petitions filed in Shelby County have increased by more than 8 percent in 1999 as compared to the same period in 1998. A majority of ZIP codes recorded increases with the Bartlett/Brunswick area marking the largest numeric jump.   Plaintiff ZIP code 1999 1998 38002 (Arlington/Lakeland) 36 37 38017 (Collierville) 84 80 38018 (Cordova) 179 160 38028 (Eads/River Oaks) 5 8 38029 (Ellendale) 0 1 38053 (Millington) 88 73 38103 (Downtown/Mud Island) 22 20 38104 (Midtown) 70 59 38105 (Greenlaw) 12 7 38106 (E. Presley/W. Person) 53 49 38107 (North Memphis) 34 34 38108 (Jackson Ave.) 64 49 38109 (Westwood/Mallory) 125 108 38111 (Poplar/Highland) 124 103 38112 (N. Parkway/Rhodes) 43 42 38114 (Defense Depot) 72 62 38115 (Hickory Hill North) 142 135 38116 (Whitehaven) 151 144 38117 (Poplar/Perkins) 70 59 38118 (Oakhaven/Pkwy. Vill.) 145 142 38119 (Quince/Ridgeway) 76 73 38120 (Mt. Pisgah/E. Shelby) 38 28 38122 (Berclair) 77 79 38124 (Colonial) 0 1 38125 (Kirby/S.E. Shelby) 79 82 38126 (Linden/Crump) 8 12 38127 (Frayser) 146 144 38128 (Raleigh) 142 150 38133 (Bartlett/Brunswick) 78 52 38134 (Bartlett/Raleigh East) 162 148 38135 (Bartlett/Ellendale) 71 80 38138 (Germantown West) 76 56 38139 (Germantown East) 35 21 38141 (Hickory Hill South) 89 90 Totals 2,596 2,388 Source: Divorce petitions filed in circuit or chancery court between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30 in 1998 and 1999, with the plaintiffs ZIP code in Memphis or Shelby County, as compiled by the Daily News Online.