The judge has ordered an outside, independent doctor to visit Ebanks and evaluate her condition before making a decision

The BATTLE to keep Amber Ebanks on life support has shifted to a civil court.

Her family is challenging the hospital's decision to declare her brain dead, raising crucial questions about the standards for a diagnosis of that caliber.

The 23-year-old Monroe College student has been on life support for several weeks after complications during surgery.

Ebanks was suffering from an arteriovenous malformation rupture earlier this year, going in for a scheduled surgery at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, New York on July 30.

However, during surgery, Ebanks suffered a major stroke and was placed in a medically induced coma, according to the family GoFundMe.

Shortly after, the hospital declared her brain dead and attempted to pull the plug.

Her family, however, believes she still has a chance to pull through.

They are determined to keep her alive and are now fighting for more time and a chance at recovery.

"My sister came to this hospital driving a car," said her sister, Kay Ebanks.

"She was perfectly fine and it's unbelievable the condition she is in right now," her sister told local WABC-TV.

Last week, her family won a temporary restraining order against the hospital to keep her on life support.

They want the hospital to continue caring for Ebanks long enough to get her to another facility in Long Island, New Beginnings, that has agreed to care for her.

The transfer process would take another week or two, and the family is now fighting in a Bronx court to have Montefiore keep her on life support until then.

"The brain is miraculous, it just needs time to heal," Allyson Scerri, the founder of New Beginnings told the outlet.

On Monday, the court heard arguments from experts who said that in their "very strong opinion," that her life is worth fighting for.

The arguments are over whether Montefiore must continue to provide life support, food, and nutrition to Ebanks during the transfer period.

"The question is, whether or not Montefiore is going to be directed to provide food, nutrition, and life support long enough for the new facility to make the necessary arrangments and accept her," said the family's attorney, Chauncey Henry.

"If there is a little hope that there is life, then it's worth fighting for," Henry said.

Before the judge makes a decision, the court has ordered an outside, independent doctor to visit Ebanks and evaluate her condition to ensure she could be transferred at all.

"Due to HIPAA and patient privacy rules, we are not able to provide any specifics regarding individual patients," the hospital told the U.S. Sun.

"Montefiore's decisions are guided by both government regulations and a commitment to upholding the highest standards of care for our patients."

Ebanks' sister, Kay, told WABC that the hospital is the workplace to "some of the cruelest people I have ever known."

Ebanks' father, who lives in Jamacia, is in the process of securing a Visa to come to New York and see her.