Simple jquery validation - custom position error message placement

Question

I am using jquery validate plugin to validate number in a form , how can i place the returned error message under the input button , i am unable to achieve,

Here is my image with the issue and what i need,pls check - http://i.imgur.com/Gt5aNxs.png

Please suggest me how to put the error message in a custom Div under the button instead of default underneath.

Here is my code:

<section id="contact" class="content">
            <div class="container">
                <h2>Contact Form Demo</h2>
                <div class="row">
                    <div class="span12 contact-form">

                        <form action="mail.php" method="POST" class="form-horizontal contact-form" id="contact-form">
                          <!--<?php $formKey->outputKey(); ?> -->
                          <fieldset>  

                              <div class="control-group">
                                <label class="control-label" for="inputPhone">Phone</label>
                                <div class="controls">
                                  <input class="input-80" name="phone" type="text" id="inputPhone" placeholder="inc. country &amp; area code">
                                </div>
                              </div>


                              <div class="control-group">
                                <div class="controls">
                                  <button type="submit" value="Send" class="btn" id="btn-place">Send!</button>
                                </div>
                                <div >place here</div>
                              </div>
                            </fieldset>
                        </form>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </section>

        <!-- javascript -->
        <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
        <script src="js/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>



        <script>

            // contact form validation
            $(document).ready(function(){

             $('#contact-form').validate(
                 {
                  rules: {
                    name: {
                      minlength: 3,
                      required: true
                    },
                    email: {
                      required: true,
                      email: true
                    },
                    phone: {
                      minlength: 11,
                      required: false,
                      number: true
                    },
                    subject: {
                      minlength: 3,
                      required: true
                    },
                    message: {
                      minlength: 20,
                      required: true
                    }
                  },
                            highlight: function(label) {
                    $(label).closest('.control-group').addClass('error');
                  },
                  success: function(label) {
                    label
                      .text('OK!').addClass('valid')
                      .closest('.control-group').addClass('success');
                  }
                 });

                // contact form submission, clear fields, return message,script no shown here

        </script>

Answer 1

All you need to do is specify the errorLabelContainer in your options and specify the div you want the errors to go into:

$('#contact-form').validate({
     //all your other options here
        errorLabelContainer: '#errors'
});

Then just make sure you specify that your place here div has the id errors like this:

<div id="errors"></div>

See a working example here: http://jsfiddle.net/ryleyb/aaEFQ/ (note that I also specified the wrapper option, which you'll probably want if there are multiple errors).