Montiel v. Estate of Montiel

This is an appeal and a cross-appeal from a series of orders entered by the Mobile Circuit Court in an estate proceeding.1

Elizabeth W. Montiel ("Elizabeth"), the surviving spouse of Gonzalo F. Montiel ("Gonzalo"), appeals from the Mobile Circuit Court's order determining that she is not the beneficiary of Gonzalo's deferred-compensation plan from his employment at Mobile Memorial Gardens. The estate of Gonzalo F. Montiel ("the estate"), and the personal representatives of the estate, Mark G. Montiel and Robert Montiel (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the personal representatives"),…