Verify Name List Item 299: Invalid parent 297, expected 0.

Thanks for sharing your QuickBooks concern with the community, Kelly.

I can definitely help you get to the right support who can check on your company file and fix these line errors in QuickBooks. This error requires help from out Technical Support Team.

They have specialized tools to diagnose errors on a company file and provide relevant troubleshooting to rule out the problem. When needed, they can also initiate a viewing session with you, so they can verify the corrupted data.

To get our support, follow the steps below:

1. Open QuickBooks and click the Help menu.
2. Select QuickBooks Desktop Help.
3. On the pop-up screen select Contact us.
   
4. Click the Search for Something else button then type your concern in the Ask us anything box.
5. Hit Search then scroll down to get your contact options.

Refer to this article to learn more about our contact options and support availability: Contact QuickBooks Desktop support

Kindly update me after contacting our support. I want to ensure this verify name list error is resolved, and I'm here to provide further assistance and insights. Have a great day!

@Kelly1982 

Chat Support and ask for Data Service to fix your file. Otherwise, you can purchase a 3rd party file repair service.

You can usually fix this error by re-sorting your names list:

1. Open a Check form.

2. Click in the Pay to the Order of field and press Ctrl-L to open the Name List, which displays all types of names (Customer, Vendor, Employee, and Other Names.)

3. At the bottom of the list, click the Name button and then pick Re-sort List.

4. After re-sorting, close and re-open the company file.

5. Verify the file again and see if the error is resolved.