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Is our Mutah contract with a duration of 99 years invalid if it surpasses our lifespan? We intend to terminate it before that occurs, is it still considered invalid?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

Assuming you are 18+, and if you do a mut'ah contract with a duration of 99 years, it would mean you've lived over 120 years, and if both of you are still verbal and cognizant, once the duration of contract finishes, it you become non-mahram to each other again.

You will need to do another mut'ah contract should you wish to stay together, or nullify it, if still within duration. 

The way you nullify it is for male to say to the female "I free you for the remaining period". 

And Allah knows best
Is it permissible to engage in Mutah under the conditions of Misyar marriage, given that the one being married is a Sunni Muslim?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

There is nothing in our authentic books called Misyar marriage. This name was been used recently by some of our Sunni brothers for certain type of marriage which does not need staying together. 
Mut'ah marriage with all its conditions are allowed, no matter what people call it.

Wassalam.
Is it permissible to seek a different Wali or allow the girl to make her own choice if the father opposes temporary marriage and is unwilling to consider it?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Wali of virgin girl is her real father or her paternal grand father. No one else can be Wali for virgin girl. If the father opposes a marriage with a comparable Momin for no valid reason, and the girl needs the marriage to protect herself from sin, then she can refer to her Marje' of Taqleed to seek his verdict in such situation.

'Wassalam.
Is it permissible for me to engage in a temporary marriage with a divorced woman for a short period of time, without informing my wife who is eight months pregnant?
Sayyed Muhammad Husaini Ragheb

You don't have to inform her. 

Unless the woman with whom you want to engage in temporary marriage is a Christian or Jew and you have a permanent or temporary Muslim wife. In such a case according to Sayyed Sistani you have to take your Muslim wife's consent.