What is a 'society involvement' clause and should it be included in a parenting plan?

There's no single standard "society involvement" clause required by law, but many family lawyers include a term in a parenting plan or separation agreement that sets out what the parents agree to do if a children's aid society becomes involved with the family - for example, promptly telling each other about any contact from a society, cooperating with any assessment, and agreeing not to treat the involvement itself as an automatic reason to unilaterally change the parenting schedule without going back to court or renegotiating.

Including a clause like this can be useful because it sets expectations in advance, rather than leaving both parents to guess how to handle a stressful situation if it arises later, and it can reduce the chance that one parent uses a society's involvement as leverage in an unrelated dispute. It doesn't replace a court's authority - a family court can still change the parenting arrangement regardless of what the clause says, if the actual circumstances justify it - but it can guide how the parents behave and communicate in the meantime. Whether to include one, and how to word it, depends on your specific co-parenting relationship and history; a family lawyer can help draft language that fits your situation.