You must enter exactly the amount on your Letter 6419. If you are filing separate returns, the IRS will calculate your Child Tax Credit based on the amount YOU received (or half in your case because you filed joint last year). The balance of the credit is based on how many children you actually claim.
Once again because you are filing separately, on the other return, the IRS wants to know how much he received. If he does not claim any children, he may have to pay back the advance he received. Separate returns are treated as separate returns.
Regardless, if you do not put the correct amount from Letter 6419 on your tax return, expect a delay in the processing of your tax refund.
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