diff --git a/apps/app/src/lib/graph/PersonNode.svelte b/apps/app/src/lib/graph/PersonNode.svelte
index 8fa3695..65e0d74 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/lib/graph/PersonNode.svelte
+++ b/apps/app/src/lib/graph/PersonNode.svelte
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	<div class="avatar mb-2">
 		{#if isConnecting && isTarget}
 			<Handle
-				isValidConnection={isValidConnection}
+				{isValidConnection}
 				position={Position.Left}
 				type="target"
 				isConnectableStart={false}
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 		>
 			{#if isConnecting && isTarget}
 				<Handle
-					isValidConnection={isValidConnection}
+					{isValidConnection}
 					position={Position.Left}
 					type="target"
 					isConnectableStart={false}
diff --git a/apps/app/src/lib/graph/layout.ts b/apps/app/src/lib/graph/layout.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f3c963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/app/src/lib/graph/layout.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import dagre from '@dagrejs/dagre';
+import type { Layout } from './model';
+import type { Edge, Node } from '@xyflow/svelte';
+import { Position } from '@xyflow/svelte';
+import PersonNode from './PersonNode.svelte';
+
+export class FamilyTree extends dagre.graphlib.Graph {
+	constructor() {
+		super();
+	}
+
+	getLayoutedElements(
+		nodes: Node[],
+		edges: Edge[],
+		nodeWidth: number,
+		nodeHeight: number,
+		direction = 'TB'
+	): Layout {
+		const isHorizontal = direction === 'LR';
+		this.setGraph({ rankdir: direction });
+
+		nodes.forEach((node) => {
+			this.setNode(node.id, { width: nodeWidth, height: nodeHeight});
+		});
+
+		edges.forEach((edge) => {
+			if (edge.data?.type === 'child') {
+				this.setEdge(edge.source, edge.target);
+			}
+		});
+
+		dagre.layout(this);
+
+		edges.forEach((edge) => {
+			if (edge.data?.type === 'parent' || edge.data?.type === 'sibling') {
+				this.setEdge(edge.source, edge.target);
+			}
+		});
+
+		edges.forEach((edge) => {
+			if (edge.data?.type === 'spouse') {
+				const sourceNode = this.node(edge.source);
+				const targetNode = this.node(edge.target);
+
+				if (!sourceNode || !targetNode) {
+					return;
+				}
+
+				const padding = 50; // distance between spouse and source
+				const spouseWidth = nodeWidth;
+
+				const existingNodesAtLevel = nodes
+					.map((n) => ({ id: n.id, pos: this.node(n.id) }))
+					.filter(({ pos }) => Math.abs(pos.y - sourceNode.y) < nodeHeight / 2); // same horizontal band
+
+				// Collect taken x ranges
+				const takenXRanges = existingNodesAtLevel.map(({ pos }) => ({
+					from: pos.x - spouseWidth / 2,
+					to: pos.x + spouseWidth / 2
+				}));
+
+				// Try placing spouse to the right
+				let desiredX = sourceNode.x + nodeWidth + padding;
+
+				// Check for collision
+				const collides = (x: number) => {
+					return takenXRanges.some(({ from, to }) => x > from && x < to);
+				};
+
+				// If right side collides, try left
+				if (collides(desiredX)) {
+					desiredX = sourceNode.x - (nodeWidth + padding);
+				}
+
+				// If both sides collide, push right until free
+				while (collides(desiredX)) {
+					desiredX += nodeWidth + padding;
+				}
+
+				targetNode.x = desiredX;
+				targetNode.y = sourceNode.y;
+			}
+		});
+
+		const layoutedNodes = nodes.map((node) => {
+			const nodeWithPosition = this.node(node.id);
+			node.targetPosition = isHorizontal ? Position.Left : Position.Top;
+			node.sourcePosition = isHorizontal ? Position.Right : Position.Bottom;
+
+			// We are shifting the dagre node position (anchor=center center) to the top left
+			// so it matches the React Flow node anchor point (top left).
+			return {
+				...node,
+                type: 'personNode', 
+				position: {
+					x: nodeWithPosition.x - nodeWidth / 2,
+					y: nodeWithPosition.y - nodeHeight / 2
+				}
+			};
+		});
+
+		return { Nodes: layoutedNodes, Edges: edges };
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/app/src/lib/graph/model.ts b/apps/app/src/lib/graph/model.ts
index ea9ad8b..394e68f 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/lib/graph/model.ts
+++ b/apps/app/src/lib/graph/model.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import type { Node, Edge } from '@xyflow/svelte';
+import type { Node, Edge, NodeTypes } from '@xyflow/svelte';
+import PersonNode  from './PersonNode.svelte';
+
+export const nodeTypes: NodeTypes = { personNode: PersonNode };
 
 export type NodeMenu = {
 	onClick: () => void;
@@ -14,6 +17,6 @@ export type NodeMenu = {
 };
 
 export type Layout = {
-    Nodes: Array<Node>;
-    Edges: Array<Edge>;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	Nodes: Array<Node>;
+	Edges: Array<Edge>;
+};
diff --git a/apps/app/src/routes/+page.server.ts b/apps/app/src/routes/+page.server.ts
index 01918da..c017f1e 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/routes/+page.server.ts
+++ b/apps/app/src/routes/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { fail, redirect } from '@sveltejs/kit';
-import { client } from '$lib/api/client';
-import type {  RequestEvent } from './$types';
+import { redirect } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { parseFamilyTree } from '$lib/graph/fetch_family_tree';
+import type { components } from '$lib/api/api.gen';
+import type { RequestEvent } from './$types';
 import { browser } from '$app/environment';
 
 export async function load(event: RequestEvent) {
@@ -13,19 +14,17 @@ export async function load(event: RequestEvent) {
 		return {};
 	}
 
-	const response = await client
-		.GET('/family-tree-with-spouses', {
-			params: {
-				header: { 'X-User-ID': event.locals.session.userId },
-			}
-		})
+	const response = await event.fetch('/api/family_tree?with_out_spouse=false', {
+		method: 'GET'
+	});
 
-	if (response.response.status === 200) {
-		return response.data;
-	} else {
-		return fail(response.response.status, {
-			message: response.error?.msg || 'An error occurred'
-		});
+	if (response.status !== 200) {
+		throw new Error(await response.text());
 	}
 
+	const data = (await response.json()) as components['schemas']['FamilyTree'];
+
+	let layout = parseFamilyTree(data)
+
+	return layout;
 }
diff --git a/apps/app/src/routes/+page.svelte b/apps/app/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 38e0f9d..333761c 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/app/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import type { PageProps } from './$types';
+	import { nodeTypes } from '$lib/graph/model';
 	import { title, family_tree } from '$lib/paraglide/messages.js';
 
-	import { SvelteFlowProvider, SvelteFlow, Controls, MiniMap } from '@xyflow/svelte';
+	import {
+		SvelteFlowProvider,
+		SvelteFlow,
+		Controls,
+		MiniMap,
+		ConnectionLineType
+	} from '@xyflow/svelte';
 	import '@xyflow/svelte/dist/style.css';
 	import type { Node, Edge, NodeTypes, NodeEventWithPointer } from '@xyflow/svelte';
 
@@ -15,34 +21,34 @@
 	import type { NodeMenu } from '$lib/graph/model';
 
 	import { handleNodeClick } from '$lib/graph/node_click';
+	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+
+	import { FamilyTree } from '$lib/graph/layout';
+	import { tailwindClassToPixels } from '$lib/tailwindSizeToPx';
+	import type { Layout } from '$lib/graph/model';
+	let { data }: { data: Layout } = $props();
 
-	let { data, form }: PageProps = $props();
-	const nodeTypes: NodeTypes = { personNode: PersonNode };
 	let selectedPerson: components['schemas']['PersonProperties'] & { id: number | null } = $state({
 		id: null
 	});
 	let openPersonPanel = $state(false);
 	let openPersonMenu: NodeMenu | undefined = $state(undefined);
+	let with_out_spouse = $state(false);
 
-	let ppl = data.people;
-	if (ppl === undefined) {
-		ppl = [];
-	}
-	if (ppl[0].id === undefined) {
-		ppl[0].id = 0;
-	}
-
-	let nodes = $state.raw<Node[]>([
-		{
-			id: String(ppl[0].id),
-			type: 'personNode',
-			data: ppl[0] as components['schemas']['PersonProperties'],
-			position: { x: 0, y: 0 }
-		}
-	]);
+	let familyTreeDAG = new FamilyTree();
+	let nodes = $state.raw<Node[]>([]);
 	let edges = $state.raw<Edge[]>([]);
+	let layout = familyTreeDAG.getLayoutedElements(
+		data.Nodes,
+		data.Edges,
+		tailwindClassToPixels('w-40') || 160,
+		tailwindClassToPixels('h-40') || 160,
+		'TB'
+	);
+	nodes = layout.Nodes;
+	edges = layout.Edges;
 
-	let relationshipStart: number | null ;
+	let relationshipStart: number | null = $state(null);
 	let createPerson = $state(false);
 
 	let clientWidth: number | undefined = $state();
@@ -60,18 +66,24 @@
 				openPersonMenu = undefined;
 			},
 			deleteNode: () => {
+				relationshipStart = Number(node.id);
 				openPersonMenu = undefined;
 			},
 			createRelationshipAndNode: () => {
+				relationshipStart = Number(node.id);
+				createPerson = true;
 				openPersonMenu = undefined;
 			},
 			addRelationship: () => {
+				relationshipStart = Number(node.id);
 				openPersonMenu = undefined;
 			},
 			addAdmin: () => {
+				relationshipStart = Number(node.id);
 				openPersonMenu = undefined;
 			},
 			addRecipe: () => {
+				relationshipStart = Number(node.id);
 				openPersonMenu = undefined;
 			},
 			top: event.clientY < clientHeight - 200 ? event.clientY : undefined,
@@ -81,6 +93,24 @@
 		};
 	};
 
+	let onCreation = (newNodes: Array<Node> | null, newEdges: Array<Edge> | null) => {
+		if (newNodes !== null) {
+			nodes = [...nodes, ...newNodes];
+		}
+
+		if (newEdges !== null) {
+			edges = [...edges, ...newEdges];
+		}
+
+		familyTreeDAG.getLayoutedElements(
+			nodes,
+			edges,
+			tailwindClassToPixels('w-40') || 160,
+			tailwindClassToPixels('h-40') || 160,
+			'TB'
+		);
+	};
+
 	let handleNodeClickFunc = handleNodeClick(
 		(
 			person: components['schemas']['PersonProperties'] & {
@@ -96,6 +126,7 @@
 	let handlePaneClick = ({ event }: { event: MouseEvent }) => {
 		openPersonPanel = false;
 		openPersonMenu = undefined;
+		relationshipStart = null;
 	};
 </script>
 
@@ -115,6 +146,8 @@
 			{nodeTypes}
 			fitView
 			onlyRenderVisibleElements
+			connectionLineType={ConnectionLineType.SmoothStep}
+			defaultEdgeOptions={{ type: 'smoothstep' }}
 		>
 			<MiniMap class="!bg-base-300" />
 			<Controls class="!bg-base-300" />
@@ -127,7 +160,13 @@
 				/>
 			{/if}
 			{#if createPerson}
-				<CreatePerson relationship={relationshipStart}></CreatePerson>
+				<CreatePerson
+					{onCreation}
+					closeModal={() => {
+						createPerson = false;
+					}}
+					relationshipStartID={relationshipStart}
+				></CreatePerson>
 			{/if}
 			{#if openPersonMenu !== undefined}
 				<PersonMenu {...openPersonMenu!} />
diff --git a/apps/app/src/routes/page.stories.svelte b/apps/app/src/routes/page.stories.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 02908c5..0000000
--- a/apps/app/src/routes/page.stories.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<script module>
-	import Page from './+page.svelte';
-</script>
-
-<template>
-	<Page />
-</template>