function validate_required(field,alerttxt)
{
with (field)
{
if (value==null||value=="")
  {alert(alerttxt);return false;}
else {return true;}
}
}
function validate_form(thisform)
{
	with (thisform)
	{
		if (validate_required(cons_first_name,"You must provide your first name!")==false)
			{cons_first_name.focus();return false;}
	
		else if (validate_required(cons_last_name,"You must provide your last name!")==false)
			{cons_last_name.focus();return false;}
	
		else if (validate_required(cons_email,"Email must be filled out!")==false)
			{cons_email.focus();return false;}
	
		else if (validate_required(cons_street1,"You must provide your street address!")==false)
		  {cons_street1.focus();return false;}
	
		else if (validate_required(cons_city,"You must provide your city of resdience!")==false)
		  {cons_city.focus();return false;}
	
		else if (validate_required(cons_state,"You must provide your state of resdience!")==false)
		  {cons_state.focus();return false;}
	 
		else if (validate_required(cons_zip_code,"You must provide your zip code!")==false)
		  {cons_zip_code.focus();return false;}
	  
		else if (validate_required(cons_phone,"You must provide your phone number!")==false)
		  {cons_phone.focus();return false;}
		  
        else if (validate_required(cons_occupation,"You must provide your occupation!")==false)
		  {cons_occupation.focus();return false;}
		  
        else if (validate_required(cons_gender,"You must provide your gender!")==false)
		  {cons_gender.focus();return false;}		
		
		else if (validate_required(document.getElementById("1760_4460_10_7609"), "You must provide your marital status!")==false)
		  {document.getElementById("1760_4460_10_7609").focus();return false;}	
		  
		else if (validate_required(document.getElementById("1760_4460_19_7617"), "You must provide information regarding your parentage!")==false)
		{document.getElementById("1760_4460_19_7617").focus();return false;}

		else if (validate_required(document.getElementById("1760_4460_27_7625"), "You must provide if any of your children are adopted!")==false)
		{document.getElementById("1760_4460_27_7625").focus();return false;}

		else if (validate_required(document.getElementById("1760_4460_28_7627"), "You must provide information regarding the children in your home.")==false)
		{document.getElementById("1760_4460_28_7627").focus();return false;}
		
		else if (validate_required(document.getElementById("1760_4460_30_7629"), "You must provide if you have completed a homestudy or not!")==false)
			{document.getElementById("1760_4460_30_7629").focus();return false;}

		else if (validate_required(document.getElementById("1760_4460_40_7639"), "You must provide the youngest age for a child you will consider!")==false)
			{document.getElementById("1760_4460_40_7639").focus();return false;}
			
		else if (validate_required(document.getElementById("1760_4460_41_7640"), "You must provide the oldest child age for a child you will consider!")==false)
			{document.getElementById("1760_4460_41_7640").focus();return false;}			

		else if (validate_required(document.getElementById("1760_4460_42_7641"), "You must provide if you will consider siblings!")==false)
			{document.getElementById("1760_4460_42_7641").focus();return false;}
	
		else if (validate_required(document.getElementById("1760_4460_44_7720"), "You must provide the gender preference!")==false)
			{document.getElementById("1760_4460_44_7720").focus();return false;}						

		else if (validate_required(document.getElementById("1760_4460_68_7666"), "Please tell us how did you hear about us!")==false)
			{document.getElementById("1760_4460_68_7666").focus();return false;}						

		else {alert("Form submitted successfully!");return true;}
	}
}