Succession of Hawsey

LAMY, Judge.

The appellants contest the trial court’s interpretation of their father’s will and the father’s testamentary request that the bequests be subject to collation. They also contest the judgment of possession rendered by the trial court, contending that the instrument does not sufficiently place them into possession, but only unnecessarily continues the administration of the successions. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

This matter involves the successions of Gloria Joan Hawsey and her husband, Lemuel E. Hawsey, Jr. Mrs. Hawsey predeceased her…