Which one of you is the custodial parent? Who does she live with? And did you have income earned from working?
Are you the custodial parent? Do you have an agreement with the other parent to allow the other parent to claim them--due to divorce or that you live apart and share custody? Did one of you sign a Form 8332?
If there is a signed 8332 then the custodial parent retains the right to file as Head of Household, get earned income credit and the childcare credit. The non-custodial parent gets the child tax credit for children under the age of 17.
As far as the IRS is concerned, the custodial parent is the one with whom the child spent the most nights during the tax year--at least 183 nights.
If you are a non-married couple who live together then only one of you can claim the child(ren) and the one not claiming the child does not enter anything at all on their tax return about the child.
And without your details it is difficult to answer you.
If you claimed your child on a 2020 tax return then you should receive the stimulus payments for claiming her and the child tax credit monthly payments. or....if you file a 2021 tax return and claim her you can get the 3rd stimulus payment for claiming her and the CTC.
If you do not receive the monthly payments during 2021 you will be able to get the CTC on your 2021 tax return if you claim your child on that return.
https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/2021-child-tax-credit-and-advance-child-tax-credit-payments-t...
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