There is no such thing as "unearned tax credit." Do you mean the earned income credit----the credit you get if you are the custodial parent and have income from working? The only way to get a credit from a past year is to amend your tax return for the past year--or for each of the past years if you were eligible for it. If you were the NON-custodial parent, you were not eligible to get the earned income credit. That credit goes to the parent with whom the child spent the most number of nights---at least 183 nights in the tax year. The NON-custodial parent might be able to get the child tax credit but only if there was a signed form 8332 allowing the child tax credit for the non-custodial parent.
Please explain your circumstances so we understand, and then we can provide more clarity.
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