topic Someone else claim my child but said they opted out of CTC payments. Can I file my child for the full credit? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/someone-else-claim-my-child-but-said-they-opted-out-of-ctc-payments-can-i-file-my-child-for-the-full/01/2437198#M229769 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:29:07 GMT lakeita-westbroo 2026-03-09T06:29:07Z Someone else claim my child but said they opted out of CTC payments. Can I file my child for the full credit? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/someone-else-claim-my-child-but-said-they-opted-out-of-ctc-payments-can-i-file-my-child-for-the-full/01/2437198#M229769 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:29:07 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/someone-else-claim-my-child-but-said-they-opted-out-of-ctc-payments-can-i-file-my-child-for-the-full/01/2437198#M229769 lakeita-westbroo 2026-03-09T06:29:07Z Re: Someone else claim my child but said they opted out of CTC payments. Can I file my child for the full credit? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-someone-else-claim-my-child-but-said-they-opted-out-of-ctc-payments-can-i-file-my-child-for-the/01/2437432#M229805 <P>No. &nbsp;You can only get child tax credit for a dependent. You can’t claim the child if someone else has. Who has the right to claim the child?</P> Wed, 02 Feb 2022 02:32:16 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-someone-else-claim-my-child-but-said-they-opted-out-of-ctc-payments-can-i-file-my-child-for-the/01/2437432#M229805 Bsch4477 2022-02-02T02:32:16Z Re: Someone else claim my child but said they opted out of CTC payments. Can I file my child for the full credit? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-someone-else-claim-my-child-but-said-they-opted-out-of-ctc-payments-can-i-file-my-child-for-the/01/2437452#M229808 <P>No some claimed her last year. I want to know if I can file for the full CTC as the person said they opted out</P> Wed, 02 Feb 2022 02:39:13 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-someone-else-claim-my-child-but-said-they-opted-out-of-ctc-payments-can-i-file-my-child-for-the/01/2437452#M229808 lakeita-westbroo 2022-02-02T02:39:13Z Re: Someone else claim my child but said they opted out of CTC payments. Can I file my child for the full credit? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-someone-else-claim-my-child-but-said-they-opted-out-of-ctc-payments-can-i-file-my-child-for-the/01/2437481#M229814 <P>If you can legally claim her on your 2021 return and no one else claimed her, then yes, you will get the full child tax credit.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 02 Feb 2022 02:53:19 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-someone-else-claim-my-child-but-said-they-opted-out-of-ctc-payments-can-i-file-my-child-for-the/01/2437481#M229814 Bsch4477 2022-02-02T02:53:19Z