The clerk of the district court is authorized to pay proceeds of a judgment to the party awarded the judgment or to the attorney of record. (Smith v. Ward, 161 Kan. 453,169 P. 2d 93 (1946))
When payment for temporary orders or judgments are made by check and received by the district court clerk's office, the clerk is authorized to endorse the check to the proper person "without recourse".
Kan. R. Jud. Dist. 4.4.102