Aid centers are governmental and non-governmental organizations established to provide legal, medical, mental, social and other assistance to victims. State aid centers for victims are organized by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection. The services provided by the State Aid Centers are free of charge. Juvenile victims may be provided with shelter at the aid center for up to 3 months, and other victims for up to 2 months, if necessary. 5. The amount of alimony withheld for children? According to the Family Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in the absence of consent to the payment of alimony, the court collects the following amount of alimony for children from their parents each month: - for 1 child — a quarter of earnings and (or) other parental income; - for 2 children — one third of earnings (other income); - for 3 and more children — half of earnings (other income). The amount of these shares may be reduced or increased by the court, taking into account the family and financial situation of the parties, as well as other circumstances. If there is no agreement between the parents on the payment of alimony to minors, as well as the income (earning) of the parent who is obliged to pay alimony is irregular, variable, or the parent receives all or part of the income in kind or foreign currency, or if he has no income or other income, as well as in other cases when alimony cannot be deducted from the parent's income (income), is difficult and one of the parties or interests is significantly violated, the amount of alimony at the request of the person requesting child support can be defined as a fixed amount of money to be paid each month by or at the same time both as a fixed amount of money and as a certain part of earnings (income).

A protection order is an act restricting the actions that a perpetrator of domestic violence can take against a victim. A short-term or long-term protection order may be issued to the victim. A short-term protection order may prohibit the perpetrator of domestic violence from repeating the violence, searching for the victim if the whereabouts of the victim are unknown, or other actions that cause concern to the victim. The short-term protection order is issued by the executive authorities for a period of up to 30 days. If the perpetrator of acts of domestic violence does not comply with the warning, the victim or the executive authority has the right to apply to the court for a long-term protection order. A long-term protection order is issued for a period of 30 to 180 days.

If there is information in the complaint about the committed or planned crimes, it is considered by the prosecuting authorities. - If there are no signs of a crime in the complaint, it is considered by the local executive authorities. Officials of state and local self-government bodies, commissions on affairs and protection of the rights of minors, guardianship and trusteeship bodies, educational and health institutions, aid centers shall submit complaints on domestic violence to the relevant executive authorities.

According to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Prevention of Domestic Violence, “domestic violence” is intentional physical or moral harm to one another committed by close relatives, other relatives in cases of cohabitation, ex-spouses living together or separately after divorce, or an individual appointed as a guardian, or a man and a woman living together without a legal marriage, as well as close relatives living with them, by abusing close family relations, cohabitation or previous cohabitation. There are mainly physical, psychological, economic and sexual forms of domestic violence. -Physical violence on the basis of domestic violence is the intentional physical pressure of one to another person to whom the law applies, by using force to violate his/her security, beating, damaging his/her health, torturing, restricting his/her right to liberty. - Mental violence on the basis of domestic violence is an act aimed at intentionally exerting psychological pressure on one person by another person or creating intolerable mental conditions. - Economic violence on the basis of domestic violence is an action aimed at depriving one of the persons to whom the law applies, of the property or income owned or used by him, creating economic dependence and maintaining such dependence. - Domestic sexual violence is the coercion of one of the persons covered by this Law to perform sexual acts against his/her will. 2. Which state bodies consider complaints of domestic violence? -If there is information in the complaint about the committed or planned crimes, it is considered by the prosecuting authorities. - If there are no signs of a crime in the complaint, it is considered by the local executive authorities. Officials of state and local self-government bodies, commissions on affairs and protection of the rights of minors, guardianship and trusteeship bodies, educational and health institutions, aid centers shall submit complaints on domestic violence to the relevant executive authorities.