No, you can't split up child tax credits. If your fiancé is claiming the child, they will take all of the credits, but they can include what you paid when they claim the credit. The info referenced above is for divorced and separated parents, so it doesn't apply to you. There is no dividing of credits in your situation.
Sometimes a child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person. If the child is the qualifying child of more than one person, generally, only one person may claim the child as a qualifying child for all of the following tax benefits:
- EITC,
- Dependency exemption for the child,
- Child tax credit, additional child tax credit, or credit for other dependents,
- Head of household filing status,
- Credit for the child and dependent care expenses, and Exclusion from income for dependent care benefits.
Generally, another person may not take any of the five tax benefits listed above unless he or she has a different qualifying child.
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