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HTML

<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.9/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
<form id="myform">
<input type="text" name="field1" id="field1" class="required" />
<input type="submit" />
</form>

JavaScript

$.validator.addMethod('customphone', function (value, element) {
    return this.optional(element) || /^\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4}$/.test(value);
}, "Please enter a valid phone number");

$(document).ready(function () {
    $("#myform").validate({
        rules: {
            field1: 'customphone'
        }
    });
});