I'm sorry swokie that I don't have any answers/solutions for you.

I just wanted to comment that I think it's ridiculous to have to wait up to 1.5 years for the decision on a hearing that already happened. I understand it would take a judge some time to write it up, but I believe it would take far less time if it was written just after the hearing, not 1.5 years later when the judge can't remember the details. It would make much more sense if they didn't schedule more hearings until the past ones were written up.

I'm sorry for what you are going through.