On application of an assignee for the benefit of creditors or of a creditor, or without application, the probate judge may require the assignor, upon reasonable notice, to attend and submit to an examination on oath as to the disposal of his property, his trade and dealings with others, and his accounts concerning them, as to all debts due or claimed from him, and to all other matters concerning his property and estate, and the due settlement thereof, which examination, at the request of any party to the proceeding, may be reduced to writing.
R.C. §1313.20