Without changing jquery.validate.js, you can use the code snip below in $(document).ready()
:
jQuery.validator.methods.date = function (value, element) {
var isChrome = /Chrome/.test(navigator.userAgent) && /Google Inc/.test(navigator.vendor);
if (isChrome) {
var d = new Date();
return this.optional(element) || !/Invalid|NaN/.test(new Date(d.toLocaleDateString(value)));
} else {
return this.optional(element) || !/Invalid|NaN/.test(new Date(value));
}
};