claiming dependnt

[gordon345678]

so all 2024 i have bin getting social assistance for me 2 boys, but we had another baby in april but didnt put him and the mom on my file till the end of dec do i still need too add him on my tax return and plus the mother gets the child tax in her name, who claims the children on theyre taxes. or is that when you just change your material status for this coming year (2025)

[xmasbaby0]

Are all of you living together as a family?

If you are a non-married couple who live together with your child, then only one of you can claim the child(ren) and the one not claiming the child does not enter anything at all on their tax return about the child.   The “sharing” of child-related credits you may have heard about is only possible between divorced or never married parents who live apart and share custody and who have a written agreement to share the credits.    The child’s SSN can only be entered on one tax return.   Any other return with the child’s SSN on it will be rejected.   If you are a family, then work out how to share the refund between yourselves.