jquery validation - error message display/positioning

jquery validation - error message display/positioning

I have some simple in put forms laid out as

<div id="New_Password">
                        <label>My Label1<span style="color:red">*</span></label>
                        <input type="text" name="my_input1" id="my_input1" value="" size="25" maxlength="25"  style="width:200px;" />
                       
                    </div>
                    <div id="Repeat_Password">
                        <label>My Label2 <span style="color:red">*</span></label>
                        <input type="text" name="my_input2" id="my_input2" value=" size="25" maxlength="25" style="width:200px;" />
                       
                    </div>

on screen it looks like
My label   my_input

the validation works, but the error message appears between the label and the input
i would like it to appear beside/after the input, how can i accomplish this?