$().ready(function() {



//Contact Inforation
$("#theform").validate({
  //change error element
  errorElement: "em",
  //use main error div instead
  invalidHandler: function(e, validator) {
	  var errors = validator.numberOfInvalids();
	  if (errors) {
		  var message = errors == 1 ? 'You missed 1 field. It has been highlighted below' : 'You missed ' + errors + ' fields. They have been highlighted below';
		  $("div.error span").html(message);
		  $("div.error").show();
	  }
    else
    {
		  $("div.error").hide();
	  }
  },
  rules:{
    firstnm:{
      required:true
    },
		Q1405152631:{
			required: "input[name='Q1405152631']", minlength: 1
		}	
  },
  messages:{
    coverage_amt: " ",
    insco: " ",
    dob_m: " ",
    dob_d: " ",
    dob_y: " ",
    email: " ",
    phone: " ",
    addr: " ",
    city: " ",
    state: " ",
    contact_zip: " ",
    fname: " ",
    lname: " "
  }
});//validate 




});//.ready