Do not be terrified. Is this your child? Sorry--she has an inflated sense of entitlement. It is not "her" money. Dependents do not receive stimulus checks. If she tries to e-file a return that says she cannot be claimed it will be rejected because you already filed and claimed her. The IRS will not accept an e-file from her. If she files on paper, it will take months for the IRS to hand process it... and they will look at the SSN and see that she was claimed as a dependent by a parent who could claim her either as a qualifying child or qualifying relative. Then you will get letters from the IRS---and she can try proving to the IRS why she cannot be claimed.
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