If you are not claiming the children, remove them from your return. Then, go back to the Child Tax Credit interview and go through the screens and enter the amount you received $1400. Most taxpayers that received money but are not claiming children do not have to pay the advance payment back.
You say that your wife is claiming them. Do you mean your ex-wife, or are you still married?
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