function submitIt(contactForm){

if(document.contactForm.value.value == "") {
				alert ("Please enter the value of your home")
				document.contactForm.value.focus()
  				//document.contactForm.surname.select()
  				return false;
  			}





if(document.contactForm.surname.value == "") {
				alert ("Please enter a surname")
				document.contactForm.surname.focus()
  				//document.contactForm.surname.select()
  				return false;
  			}
			
if(document.contactForm.firstname.value == "") {
				alert ("Please enter a first name")
				document.contactForm.firstname.focus()
  				return false;
  			}	
			
genderOption = -1
for (i=0; i<document.contactForm.gender.length; i++){ 
	if (document.contactForm.gender[i].checked){
		genderOption = i
		}
	}

	if (genderOption == -1){
		alert ("Please enter a gender")
		return false;
	}
	
if(document.contactForm.dob.value == "") {
				alert ("Please enter a Date of Birth")
				document.contactForm.dob.focus()
  				return false;
  			}


partnerOption = -1
for (i=0; i<document.contactForm.questionPartner.length; i++){ 
	if (document.contactForm.questionPartner[i].checked){
		partnerOption = i
		}
	}

	if (partnerOption == -1){
		alert ("Please confirm whether you have a partner")
		return false;
	}
	
	
	//if partner = yes then confirm their details are entered
	 if(document.contactForm.questionPartner[1].checked) {
				
			if(document.contactForm.surnamePartner.value == "") {
				alert ("Please enter partner's surname")
				document.contactForm.surnamePartner.focus()
  				return false;
  			}
			if(document.contactForm.firstnamePartner.value == "") {
				alert ("Please enter partner's first names")
				document.contactForm.firstnamePartner.focus()
  				return false;
  			}
			genderPartnerOption = -1
			for (i=0; i<document.contactForm.genderPartner.length; i++){ 
			if (document.contactForm.genderPartner[i].checked){
				genderPartnerOption = i
			}
	}

	if (genderPartnerOption == -1){
		alert ("Please enter partner's gender")
		return false;
	}
			if(document.contactForm.dobPartner.value == "") {
				alert ("Please enter partner's Date of Birth")
				document.contactForm.dobPartner.focus()
  				return false;
  			}
			
  			}
	



if(document.contactForm.email.value == "") {
				alert ("Please enter an email address")
				document.contactForm.email.focus()
  				return false;
  			}
	
if(document.contactForm.telephone.value == "") {
				alert ("Please enter a telephone number")
				document.contactForm.telephone.focus()
  				return false;
  			}

if(document.contactForm.address.value == "") {
				alert ("Please enter an address")
				document.contactForm.address.focus()
  				return false;
  			}
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
if(document.contactForm.confirm.checked == false){
				alert("Please confirm that you have read the documents")
				return false;
			}
	
	
	
			
			return true;
}