Function to test “Valid Form Number”?

Does anyone know of a function I can use to test for a valid, published, and “countdown timer” hasnt been reached function? Basically, I want to have input of form_id and a boolean to tell me if it is valid, published and still before the countdown timer date/time. I could use the following, but it seems a bit heavy:

$form = new Give_Donate_Form(  $args[$key] );

		//bail if no form ID.
		if ( empty( $form->ID ) ) {
			//Do something in error
		}