diff --git a/.changeset/breezy-paws-hide.md b/.changeset/breezy-paws-hide.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29c75afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/breezy-paws-hide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+'@kurrent-ui/forms': minor
+---
+
+`createValidatedForm` has a new option `shouldValidateBranch` for helping to create branching forms.
+
+When a parent validated form is validated, it will only call validation on a nested validated form if `shouldValidateBranch` returns true (or is `undefined`).
+`shouldValidateBranch` is passed the data of the top level form which had validation called on it, it's own data, and the reason for validating.
+
+Example usage
+
+```ts
+interface DinnerForm {
+    mealType: string;
+    pizzaToppings: {
+        pepperoni: boolean;
+        pineapple: boolean;
+    };
+}
+
+const form = createValidatedForm<DinnerForm, DinnerForm>({
+    mealType: '',
+    pizzaToppings: createValidatedForm<DinnerForm['pizzaToppings'], DinnerForm>(
+        {
+            pepperoni: true,
+            pineapple: true,
+        },
+        {
+            shouldValidateBranch: (root) => root.mealType === 'pizza',
+        },
+    ),
+});
+```
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/index.ts b/packages/forms/src/index.ts
index 5605da8d..7e60ba70 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export type {
     ValidationMessages,
     ValidatedForm,
     ValidatedFormOptions,
+    ValidatedFormControlOptions,
     Templated,
 } from './types';
 export { createValidatedForm } from './stores/createValidatedForm';
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/stores/createValidatedForm.ts b/packages/forms/src/stores/createValidatedForm.ts
index 4fbd03f4..5d78e258 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/stores/createValidatedForm.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/stores/createValidatedForm.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,15 @@ import type {
     ValidationMessages,
     ValidateOn,
     ValidationMessage,
+    ValidatedFormControlOptions,
 } from '../types';
-import { focusError, insertError, triggerValidation, wDKey } from '../symbols';
+import {
+    shouldValidateBranch,
+    focusError,
+    insertError,
+    triggerValidation,
+    wDKey,
+} from '../symbols';
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger';
 import { expandOptions } from '../utils/expandOptions';
 import {
@@ -31,9 +38,10 @@ import { isValidatedForm } from '../utils/isValidatedForm';
  * - Another ValidatedForm store
  * - A ValidatedFormArray store, to back an array.
  */
-export const createValidatedForm = <T extends object>(
-    options: ValidatedFormOptions<T>,
-): ValidatedForm<T> => {
+export const createValidatedForm = <T extends object, Root = any>(
+    options: ValidatedFormOptions<T, Root>,
+    controlOptions: ValidatedFormControlOptions<T, Root> = {},
+): ValidatedForm<T, Root> => {
     const fullOptions = expandOptions(options);
     const {
         dataStore: { state: data, reset: resetData, onChange: onDataChange },
@@ -246,7 +254,11 @@ export const createValidatedForm = <T extends object>(
         return new Set(triggers.slice(triggers.indexOf(trigger)));
     };
 
-    const runValidation = async (trigger: ValidateOn, forceFocus = true) => {
+    const runValidation = async (
+        trigger: ValidateOn,
+        forceFocus = true,
+        rootData?: Root,
+    ) => {
         const validationPromises: Promise<void>[] = [];
         const toValidate = validationSets[trigger];
         const triggers = includeTriggers(trigger);
@@ -255,11 +267,18 @@ export const createValidatedForm = <T extends object>(
         try {
             for (const [key, field] of fields) {
                 if (isValidatedForm(field)) {
+                    const dataToPass = rootData ?? fullData();
+
+                    if (!field[shouldValidateBranch](dataToPass, trigger)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     validationPromises.push(
                         (async () => {
                             const success = await field[triggerValidation](
                                 trigger,
                                 false,
+                                dataToPass,
                             );
                             if (success) return;
                             failures.add(key);
@@ -374,13 +393,21 @@ export const createValidatedForm = <T extends object>(
         return false;
     };
 
-    const validate = (event: ValidateOn, forceFocus = true) => {
+    const validate = (
+        event: ValidateOn,
+        forceFocus = true,
+        rootData?: Root,
+    ) => {
         return new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
             forcingFocus = forcingFocus || forceFocus;
             awaiters.push(resolve);
             clearTimeout(validationTimeout);
             validationTimeout = window.setTimeout(async () => {
-                const success = await runValidation(event, forcingFocus);
+                const success = await runValidation(
+                    event,
+                    forcingFocus,
+                    rootData,
+                );
                 awaiters.forEach((resolve) => resolve(success));
                 awaiters = [];
                 forcingFocus = false;
@@ -599,5 +626,13 @@ export const createValidatedForm = <T extends object>(
         [triggerValidation]: validate,
         [focusError]: focusFirstError,
         [insertError]: insertValidationError,
+        [shouldValidateBranch]: (root, trigger) => {
+            if (controlOptions.shouldValidateBranch == null) return true;
+            return controlOptions.shouldValidateBranch(
+                root,
+                fullData(),
+                trigger,
+            );
+        },
     };
 };
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/symbols.ts b/packages/forms/src/symbols.ts
index cee9c9be..837c27df 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/symbols.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/symbols.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export const wDKey = Symbol('formdata');
 export const triggerValidation = Symbol('triggerValidation');
 export const focusError = Symbol('focusError');
 export const insertError = Symbol('insertError');
+export const shouldValidateBranch = Symbol('shouldValidateBranch');
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/types.ts b/packages/forms/src/types.ts
index 2fc048fe..a9addcc9 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/types.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import type { h as jsxFactory, VNode } from '@stencil/core';
-import {
-    type wDKey,
-    type focusError,
-    type insertError,
-    type triggerValidation,
+import type {
+    wDKey,
+    focusError,
+    insertError,
+    triggerValidation,
+    shouldValidateBranch,
 } from './symbols';
 
 interface ChangeEventValue<T extends object, K extends keyof T> {
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ interface SetOptions {
     templated?: Templated;
 }
 
-export interface ValidatedForm<T extends object> {
+export interface ValidatedForm<T extends object, Root = any> {
     /** The access the contained data directly */
     readonly data: T;
     /** If modifications are currently frozen, (for example, by submitting the data). */
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ export interface ValidatedForm<T extends object> {
     /** @internal */
     [triggerValidation]: (
         trigger: ValidateOn,
-        forceFocus?: boolean,
+        forceFocus: boolean,
+        rootData: Root,
     ) => Promise<any>;
     /** @internal */
     [focusError]: () => Promise<boolean>;
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ export interface ValidatedForm<T extends object> {
         message: string,
         id: string,
     ) => void;
+    /** @internal */
+    [shouldValidateBranch]: (root: Root, trigger: ValidateOn) => boolean;
 }
 
 interface BasicConnection<K extends string, V> {
@@ -204,15 +208,25 @@ export type ExtendOptions<T> = {
  * - Another ValidatedForm store
  * - A ValidatedFormArray store, to back an array.
  */
-export type ValidatedFormOptions<T> = {
+export type ValidatedFormOptions<T extends object, Root = any> = {
     [key in keyof T]: T[key] extends Array<any> | Map<any, any> | Set<any>
         ? FieldOptions<T[key], T> | T[key]
         : T[key] extends object
-        ? FieldOptions<T[key], T> | T[key] | ValidatedForm<T[key]>
+        ? FieldOptions<T[key], T> | T[key] | ValidatedForm<T[key], Root>
         : FieldOptions<T[key], T> | T[key];
 };
 
-/** Validation and setup otions for fields */
+/** Additional global options for the entire validated form. */
+export interface ValidatedFormControlOptions<T, Root = any> {
+    /** Called to see if the child should be validated when the parent form is validated or submitted. */
+    shouldValidateBranch?: (
+        root: Root,
+        self: T,
+        trigger: ValidateOn,
+    ) => boolean;
+}
+
+/** Validation and setup options for fields */
 export interface FieldOptions<ItemType, T> {
     /** The initial value of the field. */
     initialValue: ItemType;
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/utils/expandOptions.ts b/packages/forms/src/utils/expandOptions.ts
index 9e4aeaca..28900d42 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/utils/expandOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/utils/expandOptions.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const defaults: InternalFieldOptions<any, any> = {
     templated: false,
 };
 
-export const expandOptions = <T>(
+export const expandOptions = <T extends object>(
     options: ValidatedFormOptions<T>,
 ): InternalValidatedFormOptions<T> => {
     const expandedOptions: Record<