.form_placeholder fieldset {
    border: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 25px 20px;
    margin: 30px 0;
    background-color: #f9f9f9;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.form_placeholder .mb-3 {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    margin: 12px 0;
    flex-wrap: wrap; /* fallback for narrow screens */
}

.form_placeholder .form-label {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 1em;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #000000;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    margin-right: 10px;
    min-width: 120px;
}

.form_placeholder .form-control,
.form_placeholder textarea,
.form_placeholder .form-select {
    flex: 1 1 auto;
    min-width: 200px;
    padding: 8px 15px;
    font-size: 1em;
    color: #000000;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #cccccc;
    border-radius: 4px;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.form_placeholder textarea {
    resize: vertical;
}

/* Hide the "Required" span visually but keep it for screen readers */
.form_placeholder .text-muted {
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    padding: 0;
    margin: -1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
    white-space: nowrap;
    border: 0;
}
/* Asterisk added via pseudo-element */
.form_placeholder .form-label::after {
    content: '*';
    color: #C19A6B; /* gold tone for brand consistency */
    font-size: 1.2em;
    position: absolute;
    top: -4px;
    right: -10px;
    line-height: 1;
}

form_placeholder .alert {
	max-width:90%;
	margin: 0 auto;
	color: #ffffff;
    background-color: #bfc642;
    padding: 20px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* Responsive fallback */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .form_placeholder .mb-3 {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
    }

    .form_placeholder .form-label {
        margin: 0 0 6px 0;
        width: 100%;
    }

    .form_placeholder .text-muted {
        margin-left: 0;
    }
}