VALIDATION ERROR MESSAGE WITH CHECKBOXES

VALIDATION ERROR MESSAGE WITH CHECKBOXES

I have:    <li id="li_9">
     <label class="description" for="element_9">Gender *</label>
     <span>
      <input id="element_9_1" name="element_9" class="required" type="radio" value="1" />
      <label class="choice" for="element_9_1">M</label>
      <input id="element_9_2" name="element_9" class="required" type="radio" value="2" />
      <label class="choice" for="element_9_2">F</label>
     </span>
    </li>  







 
Yet if none are chosen, the error message cuts right through the middle of the two radio boxes.
 
All the error messages appear UNDER the text/check boxes. Can i get the error to be aligned at the RHS of the page?
 
Cheers
Darryl