Help binding validation to submit function

Question

Im at a loss here, I have 2 forms that have to share one submit button. I am able to tell which form submits by checking values of input's, but I can't get the validation to bind itself to the form on submit. I need to add validation and ajax functionality (remove forms and display another div-but that should be easy once I get the validation running. I am familiar and can do it successfully on ready or on click, but this is the first time Ive had to bind it to a submit function..below is my non working code. please help!

$("#sbtBtn").click(function() {
          if($("input[name=license_code]").val()) {      //check if #retUser has a value
            $("#formOne").submit();
          } else if ($("input[name=referred_by_text]").val() && $("input[name=broker_text]").val() && $("input[name=email1]").val()) {
            $("#formTwo").submit();
          }
            else {
             alert("Please fill out either the returning user or new user form");   
            }

    });

    $("#formOne").submit(function() {
        //if (valid) $(this).submit();
        var validator = $("#formOne").validate({
            errorElement: "em",
            //errorContainer: $("#summary"),
            errorPlacement: function(error, element) {
                error.appendTo( element.parent("li"));
            },

            submitHandler: function(form) {
            var dataString = $(form).serialize();
                $.ajax({
                    type: $(form).attr('method'),
                    url: form.action,
                    data: dataString,
                    success: function(data, status) {
                         $("#currentUser, #newUser, #submitContain").hide();
                    },
                    error: function (data, status) {
                        $("#newUser, #submitContain").hide();
                        $("#currentUser").html("error");
                    }
                });
            return false;
           },
            rules: {
                    license_code: {
                    minlength: 2
                }
            },

            messages: {
                license_code: {
                    minlength: "Your Code Must be at Least 2 Characters"
                }
            }
        });
    });

    $("#formTwo").submit(function() {
        alert("formTwo");
        return false;
    });

formTwo has the alert in there I was using to make sure it was binding the right form to the submit, which it is.

Answer 1

on the

 $("#formOne").submit(function() {

return true;

will allow the form to submit if valid data, return false will stop it.