Irrespective of all the other issues, you DO have to go thru the Child Tax Credits questions to clear that.
Because of the millions of Divorced/Separated couples who switch custody/and/or claiming the children each year....the software cannot know you did/did not receive and of the advanced child credits last year...so, this year, everyone has to go thru the CTC section and say they did not get any $$, because not having a child listed this year doesn't indicate whether they received $$ or not.
____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
