You should use a DOM inspector like Firebug to look at the title of the 'Form Status' field. In recent updates, if the column is required, the title will be 'Form Status Required Field'. If you're going to do stuff like this, you'll need to get familiar with DOM inspection anyway, otherwise you're flying blind.
Finally, your last post above isn't "SPServices code". You're really just using jQuery at this point.
M.
Finally, your last post above isn't "SPServices code". You're really just using jQuery at this point.
M.