(a) If the Attorney General is of the opinion that a support order or support-related order is erroneous and presents a question of law warranting an appeal, or that an order is sound and should be defended on appeal, in the public interest the Attorney General may:

1. (1) Perfect or oppose an appeal to the proper appellate court if the order was issued by a court of this state.
2. (2) If the order was issued in another state, cause an appeal to be taken or opposed in the other state.