@Jemimaschmidt
Did you read this entire thread as carefully as you should have? If you sign Form 8332, (which a judge can order you to do) that means the non-custodial parent can get the child tax credit. As of your 2018 tax return, there is no personal exemption for claiming the child, so you have not lost that--everyone lost that as of the 2018 tax return.
Even if you sign 8332, you still retain the right to the child care credit (if you pay a sitter to provide childcare while you are at work) and you still can get the earned income credit (if you otherwise qualify according to your income).
Like it or not, a judge can order that you sign the 8332, giving the child tax credit to the other parent. You still get the other child-related credits.
If your attorney does not understand these basics of tax law you need a better attorney.
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