[jQuery] Validate. Can validate plugin do this?

[shapper]

Hello,

I have a form with 20 elements a Submit Button and a Validate. It
works fine ...

Inside this form I added the following:
  - a select, an input and 3 checkboxes all with same name;
  - a button named Add;
  - an ordered list.

When the Add button is clicked the values of the select, input and
checkboxes are added to the list as list item.
Note: When the Add button is clicked it does not submit the entire
form

$('#Add').bind('click', function(){
  // logic done here
}

Can I add validation functionality to Add button using the validate
plugin?

The select and the input should be required.

Note: when the entire form is submitted these fields can be empty

Thanks,
Miguel