Can you create custom questions on an application that only need to be answered depending on other questions?

Can you create custom questions on an application that only need to be answered depending on other questions? 

Sometimes when you need required information in an application you need to ask a follow-up question that provides more information if the applicant answers primary question a certain way. That is when you can create dependent (parent & child) questions. 

Here is an example: You need to ask the applicant an additional question because they answer Yes: 

You can create a new custom application question that will only appear if the base question is answered a certain way. Scroll to the parent question that will have the child question (see red box below) and choose the answer that will trigger the follow-up question. 

Parent Child Question

You can customize additional follow-up answers in the same manner any other custom question is set up. 

Then when the applicant answers the question a certain way a new question will pop up. As with any field or question, you can choose whether or not the question is required.

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