FineUploader and jQuery form .valid() is always FALSE Win8

FineUploader and jQuery form .valid() is always FALSE Win8

I have an MVC4 C# project using jQuery validation, and also has a
javascript based upload control (FineUploader v3.8 UI with jQuery
wrapper). We found that users on Win8's IE 10 pass jQuery's .validation()
just fine, but are not able to pass form .valid() method. When this
.valid() method doesn't pass successfully the form submit is cancelled and
users are finding themselves unable to move past this page. The method
that contains the jQuery .valid() is shared for all pages and we're only
encountering the above issue when the upload control is included on the
page. From what I've read the .valid() method is returning with a null for
the control(s) on the page, and takes this as FALSE. Some way I can fix
this? Does the FineUploader have a 'Required' configuration settings? Is
there something that I'm missing with the jQuery validation?
Thanks!