You really do need to be aware of the rules and how that child tax credit will work for the upcoming year, because the payments that begin in July are advance payments that are applied toward the credit on your 2021 tax return, on which you will want to claim your child. And the dad should know that he should opt out of it for the advance payments or he could end up owing it back when he prepares his next tax return. The portal will be available on the IRS site soon.
If your son lives with you for more than half the year you are the one who will be able to claim him for 2021. You have not mentioned if there is any signed agreement between you and the other parent regarding who claims the child. The IRS cares who the child spent at least 183 nights of the tax year with.
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