diff --git a/epo_ops/api.py b/epo_ops/api.py
index f0c84a5..621d498 100644
--- a/epo_ops/api.py
+++ b/epo_ops/api.py
@@ -61,22 +61,25 @@ def _check_for_exceeded_quota(self, response):
                 raise
         return response  # pragma: no cover
 
-    def _post(self, url, data, extra_headers=None, params=None):
+    def _req(self, url, data, extra_headers=None, params=None, use_get=False):
         headers = {
             'Accept': self.accept_type,
             'Content-Type': 'text/plain'
         }
         headers.update(extra_headers or {})
-        return self.request.post(
+        request_method = self.request.post
+        if use_get:
+            request_method = self.request.get
+        return request_method(
             url, data=data, headers=headers, params=params
         )
 
-    def _make_request(self, url, data, extra_headers=None, params=None):
+    def _make_request(self, url, data, extra_headers=None, params=None, use_get=False):
         extra_headers = extra_headers or {}
         token = 'Bearer {0}'.format(self.access_token.token)
         extra_headers['Authorization'] = token
 
-        response = self._post(url, data, extra_headers, params)
+        response = self._req(url, data, extra_headers, params, use_get=use_get)
         response = self._check_for_expired_token(response)
         response = self._check_for_exceeded_quota(response)
         response.raise_for_status()
@@ -93,6 +96,17 @@ def _make_request_url(
         ]
         return u'/'.join(filter(None, parts))
 
+    def _make_request_url_get(
+        self, service, reference_type, input, endpoint, constituents
+    ):
+        constituents = constituents or []
+        parts = [
+            self.__service_url_prefix__, service, reference_type,
+            input and input.__class__.__name__.lower(), input.as_api_input(), endpoint,
+            ','.join(constituents)
+        ]
+        return u'/'.join(filter(None, parts))
+
     # Service requests
     def _service_request(
         self, path, reference_type, input, endpoint, constituents
@@ -126,9 +140,10 @@ def _image_request(self, path, range, document_format):
         )
 
     def family(self, reference_type, input, endpoint=None, constituents=None):
-        return self._service_request(
+        url = self._make_request_url_get(
             self.__family_path__, reference_type, input, endpoint, constituents
         )
+        return self._make_request(url, None, params=input.as_api_input(), use_get=True)
 
     def image(self, path, range=1, document_format='application/tiff'):
         return self._image_request(
diff --git a/epo_ops/models.py b/epo_ops/models.py
index 408d5eb..2cacc3a 100644
--- a/epo_ops/models.py
+++ b/epo_ops/models.py
@@ -98,3 +98,19 @@ def post(self, url, data=None, **kwargs):
 
         self.reset_env()
         return response
+
+    def get(self, url, data=None, **kwargs):
+        self.reset_env()
+
+        for mw in self.middlewares:
+            url, data, kwargs = mw.process_request(
+                self.env, url, data, **kwargs
+            )
+
+        response = self.env['response'] or requests.get(url, **kwargs)
+
+        for mw in reversed(self.middlewares):
+            response = mw.process_response(self.env, response)
+
+        self.reset_env()
+        return response
diff --git a/tests/helpers/api_helpers.py b/tests/helpers/api_helpers.py
index 7becd15..1cf10db 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/api_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/api_helpers.py
@@ -28,6 +28,23 @@ def assert_family_success(client):
     return response
 
 
+def assert_family_biblio_success(client):
+    response = client.family(*data, constituents=['biblio'])
+    assert_request_success(response)
+    assert 'patent-family' in response.text
+    assert 'exchange-document' in response.text
+    assert 'bibliographic-data' in response.text
+    return response
+
+
+def assert_family_legal_success(client):
+    response = client.family(*data, constituents=['legal'])
+    assert_request_success(response)
+    assert 'patent-family legal="true"' in response.text
+    assert 'ops:legal' in response.text
+    return response
+
+
 def assert_image_success(client):
     response = client.image(*idata)
     assert_request_success(response)
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index 6c37cd8..017df22 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 from epo_ops.middlewares.throttle.storages import sqlite
 
 from .helpers.api_helpers import (
-    assert_family_success, assert_image_success,
+    assert_family_success,
+    assert_family_biblio_success, assert_family_legal_success,
+    assert_image_success,
     assert_number_service_success,
     assert_published_data_search_success,
     assert_published_data_search_with_range_success,
@@ -29,6 +31,14 @@ def test_family(all_clients):
     assert_family_success(all_clients)
 
 
+def test_family_biblio(all_clients):
+    assert_family_biblio_success(all_clients)
+
+
+def test_family_legal(all_clients):
+    assert_family_legal_success(all_clients)
+
+
 def test_image(all_clients):
     assert_image_success(all_clients)