No. Separated/divorced parents who alternate claiming their child should not both receive separate stimulus payments.
Some parents did receive two payments in error because the first stimulus payments were based on 2018 and 2019 tax returns. So if Parent A claimed their child on their 2019 return and Parent B had not filed a 2019 return at that point, but claimed the same child on the 2018 return, the IRS mistakenly sent payments to both parents.
The stimulus payments are “reconciled” on the 2020 tax return. So whomever claims the child as a dependent in 2020 will get the full stimulus they are entitled to.
If the other parent received a payment by mistake, he or she will not have to pay it back. For example, you received $500 for your child whom you claimed on your 2018 or 2019 tax return. You do not claim the child on your 2020 tax return because the child’s other parent claims the child. You will not be required to pay back the $500 even if the child’s other parent claims $500 for the same child on his or her 2020 tax return.
See Economic Impact Payment Information Center — Topic J: Reconciling on Your 2020 Tax Return.
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