var $url_to_script = ABS_URI+'members/ajax_password'; 
var $email_passed  = false;
var $submit        = jQuery('#user_registration input[type=submit]');
var $email         = jQuery('#user_registration input[name=email]');

jQuery(document).ready(function(){
    $submit.click(click_submit);
    $email.blur(blur_email);
});

var click_submit = function(){
        if(!$email_passed){
            $email.focus();
        }

    return $email_passed;
}

var blur_email = function(){
    jQuery.post($url_to_script, { 'email' : $email.val() }, callback_ajax_email, 'json');
}

var callback_ajax_email = function( callback ){
    $email_passed = callback.result;
        if(!$email_passed){
            $email.css( { color: 'red' } );
        }else{
            $email.css( { color: '#000' } );    
        }
}