Hello Niqui, and congratulations on the birth of your child.
If you and your partner are not married but are living together, you will need to decide which one of you should claim your child on their tax return since both of you would be eligible to claim the child.
Only one of you can claim the child. If you are filing separately, the once claiming the child can also file as Head of Household (which gives a larger standard deduction).
When tax filing time comes around, I suggest that you prepare draft tax returns to see who gets the greatest benefit from being able to claim the child and claiming Head of Household status.
If your child was claimed on one of your 2020 tax returns, the IRS would calculate eligibility for the advanced child tax credit payment based on that particular tax return.
You can use this IRS tool to see if you or your partner are enrolled to receive the advanced payment:
https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/child-tax-credit-update-portal
I hope this is helpful to you!
Kind regards,
fkbright
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